A new battery charger for Nexø II
Through spring and summer of 2016 we have performed a plethora of long tests while running the onboard electronics from the rocket’s internal batteries. For that reason we have also spent a lot of time Read more…
From sewer pipe to space capsule
Original blog in danish by Mads Stenfatt. Dear readers, A couple of days ago, our chairman very poetically stated: Thus the seed for the revived work within the space capsule study group has Read more…
Junque in armor
Since the last time I wrote about the cheap cameras from China, locally known as CCC (Chinese Crap Camera), I’ve been tinkering to get something sensible out of the small buggers. The footage we have Read more…
Helium versus nitrogen
Dear readers, As described in the latest blog, we performed five engine tests on Sunday October 10th. One of the goals of the tests was to determine whether we can use nitrogen as pressurising gas Read more…
New record!
Dear readers, Our friends from Singapore visited this past weekend. Their project has reached a stage where we are able to test one of their engines. Our friends from the far east are not keen Read more…
This and that from the rocket shop
Translated from a blog in danish, written by Jesper Rosendal. Debriefing A couple of weeks ago we held a debriefing event in our workshop. We went through a detailed analysis of the launch of Nexø Read more…
Public Nexø I debriefing event
On Sunday September 4th from 12 AM to 3 PM, a public debriefing will be held for all interested rocket enthusiasts. The debriefing will cover all results and experiences learned from the Nexø I launch Read more…
Data from Nexø I
Dear readers, It is now a couple of weeks ago that Nexø I ascended majestically above Sputnik. Flemming has already told a good deal about the flight in this blog. As can be seen, both Read more…
Nexø 1 Guidance Navigation & Control
It’s been a week since Flight Director Thomas Pedersen pressed the green button, commanding our Nexø 1 rocket to leave Sputnik. We have retrieved, analyzed and discussed data, and I would like to present the Read more…
Nexø I flew and fell back again
Translation by Bo Brændstrup. Click! “Autosequence start, T-30 seconds.” The LED next to the mission box button marked autosequence start lights up to tell me that the launch control interface aboard Sputnik has received the Read more…
