Launch News MSC Tycho Brahe on Copenhagen Suborbitals HAET1X, Baltic Sea launch

[Izack]

edit: And their site got slashdotted too, anyway.

Literally:
http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/08/23/0325225/Non-Profit-Space-Rocket-Launching-In-a-Week

 

[Graham2001]

Less than one day to go to launch by my calculations. Good luck to them.

 

[astrosammy]

Launch window: Aug 30 - Sep 17, 2010
Possible date, Launch platform to Bornholm: Tue Aug 31 (75%)
Possible launch date of HEAT-1X-Tycho Brahe: Thu Sep 02 (20%)

DESPITE WHAT YOU MIGHT READ IN THE NEWS,
THIS IS A TEST ROCKET FLYING TO A MAX OF 30 KM
(NOT INTO SPACE)

Looks like they aim for a thursday launch.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

New Scientist: "Human cannonball astronaut: My rocket is my clothes".

SPACE.com: "Private Danish Rocket to Launch Mock Astronaut Tuesday".

Discovery News: "Amateurs Aim to Rocket Themselves Into Space".

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PhysOrg: "Launch of privately-built Danish rocket delayed: builder".

SPACE.com: "Private Danish Rocket Launch Moved to Thursday".

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

The dummy is a Brit! :yes:

BBC News'/Jonathan Amos' "Spaceman" Blog: "Danish rocketeers ready to launch British dummy".

 

[Notebook]

BBC article on this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/jonathanamos/2010/08/danish-rocketeers-are-no-dummi.shtml

 

[Jarvitä]

Video of the rocket and submarine arriving at Bornholm

http://nyhedsvideo.dk/100901raket/

The revised launch date is September 4th. Apparently, the schedule puts the planned launch at around 15:00 CEST.

http://translate.google.com/transla...r-er-planen-for-dansk-raketopsendelse-loerdag

Live updates in danish at http://ing.dk/artikel/111515-livedaekning-foelg-dansk-raketopsendelse

 

[SiberianTiger]

So the live updates page is now reading like "Follow our live updates", not providing any useful information. Are they launching the thing?

 

[orb]

So the live updates page is now reading like "Follow our live updates", not providing any useful information. Are they launching the thing?

They are launching it tomorrow:

The revised launch date is September 4th. Apparently, the schedule puts the planned launch at around 15:00 CEST.

 

[Jarvitä]

Possible delay until the 5th of September.

Bound for Neksø, but from several sources, I have received confirmation that the firing has been postponed. A look at sea outlook on DMI also shows that during periods would be 10 m / s in the area Saturday, but Sunday looks good for launch. Then take the wind however violently to, so it is Sunday or a long wait.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

SPACE.com: "Private Danish Rocket Aims for Saturday Launch".

A nice interview.
Danish duo plans launch of 'budget space rocket'.

AOL: "Space Vikings: Danish Duo Preps for Suborbital Flight".

 

[orb]

There is live launch coverage webcast here: mms://wms.jay.net/borsenlive

The launch is planed in 5 to 30 minutes now.

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Another live video feed is here: http://www.tv2bornholm.dk/live/

 

[Jarvitä]

All systems green, counting down from T - 3 minutes.

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T - 1 minute.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

The launch is also streaming here on Ustream.

 

[Jarvitä]

Pad abort, LOX valve has frozen stuck.

 

[orb]

Raketten kom ikke i luften (Google Translate: The rocket was not in the air).

A part translated by Google:

Kristian von Bengtson believes that it is probably an electronics problem. Sequencers did not start - it may be a radio-link problem, reported it.

The problem seems to be a bad battery that is now being changed.

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My interpretation of Google Translated, added later part of that article:

People on the speedboat could see in binoculars that all electronics were switched off - the LEDs on the side of the rocket didn't shine.

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The barge with rocket is going back to Nexø Harbour. No new date for next launch attempt is known yet. They need to solve how to dump the LOX from the tank first.

Opsendelse afblæst på grund af frossen ventil / Launch called off because of frozen valve​

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

BBC News: "Danish rocketeers postpone launch".

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Parabolic Arc: "Copenhagen Suborbitals Launch Fizzles; Next Attempt Delayed Until June".

A hairdryer that cost less than 100 krone ($17.29) was responsible for the failure of the Heat-1X/Tycho-Brahe rocket to lift off on Sunday.

Rocket builders Peter Madsen and Kristian von Bengtson positioned the hairdryer to keep a liquid oxygen valve from freezing. However, "due to some necessary last minute alternations, the power to the hairdryer was cut off".

The group will try again next June.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

SPACE.com: "Hair Dryer Glitch Pushes Private Danish Rocket Launch to 2011".

 

[SiberianTiger]

They need a specially designed $10000 hairdryer for the mission.