Droptesting an Improved Ballute Design
In an attempt to mitigate the spin we saw with our last manned Ballute jump, we made and tested a small-scale design, which is sown from two sections – top and bottom, rather than single Read more…
Saturday In The Rocketshop 07/09 | INSIDE THE ROCKETSHOP: Episode 1
A quick look into the workshop happenings last weekend.
Rocket Heart Surgery – Swirlers Need A Bit More Fuel to FLY
A quick update on how we modify our swirl injectors to test how larger propellant holes influence their output.
How To Test Your Homemade Parachute(s) | Part II: The Data
This is a follow up video to our June 29th Spica space capsule ballute and parachute system tests. Here we talk about the data we got from those jumps. If you haven’t seen the first Read more…
Do Cats Land on Their Legs in SPACE? And Will Our Astronaut Tumble?
Our intern Adrian guides you through his project of a Reaction Control System for our crewed Spica space capsule. This system will enable our spacecraft to orient and stabilize itself in the vacuum of space.
This Is How We Solder Rocket Propellant Injectors
This weekend we had a go at soldering our first coaxial swirl injectors which we plan to use in our crewed Spica rocket.
How To Test Your Homemade Parachute(s) | Part I: The Jump
On June 29th we paid a visit to our good friends in Odense Faldskærms Center – a Danish skydiving club. Our goal was to put one brave skydiver under our homemade Spica space capsule’s Ballute Read more…
Recap of Paris Air Show 2019
Paris Air Lab, a part of Paris Air Show, were kind enough to invite Copenhagen Suborbitals to this incredible exhibition in France. We spent three days talking to tons of great people and showing off Read more…
Current Affairs – Spica Space Capsule
In this episode of Current Affairs, Jacob Larsen, PAD leader, and Martin Hedegaard Petersen, Capsule lead, will give an update on our production process of the next generation space capsule for the Spica rocket, which Read more…
First Space-rated Ballute is Ready!
YES! We have sewn the last stitches on our first space rated ballute, and it is now ready for testing! The ballute is the device that will stabilize the space capsule during its descent back Read more…
