A walkthrough of the Nexø II rocket (Part II)
The Nexø II rocket is up for launch this summer. In this video (Part 2 of 2 ) we walk you through the DPR system and the avionics section of the rocket.
A leaky rocket …
Dear readers, In the last couple of months, we have had a leaky rocket … It’s in the high-pressure system that there have been a few minor leaks. Most of the leaks have been found Read more…
Pre-flight static test of the BPM-5 engine on May 5th 2018
On May 5th we conducted several successful burns of the BPM-5 engine. The goal of the test was to qualify the engine controller software for flight on the Nexø II rocket, but we also managed Read more…
Data from our latest BPM-5 rocket engine test
Dear readers, On May 5, we tested our BPM5 engine in our test stand at our workshop in Copenhagen. The setup was a bit more audience-friendly this time and many had chosen to come by Read more…
A walkthrough of the Nexø II rocket (Part I)
The Nexø II rocket is up for launch this summer. In this video (Part 1 of 2 ) we walk you through the engine section of the rocket.
Spring is here
Dear readers, Here’s a short update about the current activities in CS. A few weeks ago, we held the annual general meeting, which meant a little change in the board. Kristian Sørensen, who has been Read more…
Mission Control ship – Online (almost)
Upgrade – Bolette, almost build for CS It’s happening – We can’t believe it…. The sun is shining and it’s above 5 degrees. Even though it has been cold, we have worked over the winter. Read more…
Droptest of the Nexø ballute mk2
A quick’n’dirty droptest from the building next to our workshop. This is the full size ballute, flight version, for the Nexø II rocket. It’s 2 m^2 in projected area.
How we can send live video from a moving ship at sea
We live stream every launch directly from our mission control ship. In this video we show how we have built a solution that can do this, using rebuilt off the shelf networking equipment.
Status from the workshop
Dear readers, Our workshop is unheated, so we suffer a lot in the cold. Nevertheless, lots of things happens in the workshop as always, though it’s not all that looks like or is rocket science. Read more…
