The first Danish amateur-built rocket nicknamed HEAT on its launch rig moored in the port of Copenhagen
Two Danish inventors hope to launch the world's first amateur-built rocket for human space travel next week, scheduled for August 30th. The rocket is on its launch rig in the port of Copenhagen awaiting suitable weather for the launching which will take place from the Baltic Sea some 20 nautical miles east of the Danish island Bornholm. One of three submarines built by Peter Madsen, the NAUTILUS, is going to tow, or rather push, the launch pad on its lighter to the launching position. The Danish firm Copenhagen Suborbitals lead by Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen, two self-employed engineers, is behind the project. The team has been building the rocket since 2004 without national funds but sponsored by some 20 companies. This first launch is an unmanned test flight. The launching of the rocket HEAT with the unmanned space capsule TYCHO BRAHE has been postponed to Sunday the 5th of September. The launching attempt on Sunday the 5th of September failed due to a mechanical error in a main valve. The oxygen tank and the valve was a late replacement as the original tank had been stolen. As the crew members have to return to work Monday morning, the launching of the rocket has been put off to another time.
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Location: Refshaleøen, Port of Copenhagen, Denmark
Photo credit: © Niels Quist / Alamy / Afripics
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