Rockets VR is the ultimate virtual reality experience for anyone to compare and explore various rockets from SpaceX, NASA, ESA, Rocket Lab and more right next to one another. Probably the first VR experience you Read more…
A quick look into the workshop happenings last weekend.
The production of Spica – the largest crowdfunded, amateur space rocket has begun. After cutting all the parts for it on our homemade CNC plasma cutter and rolling the stainless steel hull we begin to Read more…
To characterize our BPM100 injector, we needed to go bigger than any other homemade project has gone before. The Spica rocket engine will burn through 50 liters of propellants each second. To simulate that on Read more…
After increasing the hole diameter of our swirl injectors, we need to confirm how that changes their mass flow. Jeppe guides you through how to do just that.
After numerous leak tests and sealing tape applications, Adrian finally gets to see his reaction control system work.
Our intern Adrian walks us through his power supply electronics for his RCS thruster test setup.
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…
A quick update on how we modify our swirl injectors to test how larger propellant holes influence their output.
Dear Rocket Friends, After a bit of getting ready we are now in the process of measuring how our nice little swirlers are performing. As you may remember, we got them milled at PH Spaanteknik Read more…
