Space Capsule Prototype & Inter-tank Section | INSIDE THE ROCKETSHOP: Episode 8
A quick look into the workshop happenings last weekend.
We Too Can Build Stainless Starships, Elon!
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…
See A Rocket Engine’s Fuel Consumption! It’s Amazing!
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…
Finding The Mass Flow of Rocket Fuel Injectors
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.
Our Homemade Reaction Control System Works!
After numerous leak tests and sealing tape applications, Adrian finally gets to see his reaction control system work.
Powering the Reaction Control System Demonstrator
Our intern Adrian walks us through his power supply electronics for his RCS thruster test setup.
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…
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.
1st swirler data
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…
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…
