[amsat-bb] Re: Another Budget Launch Vehicle

[Trevor .]

It looks like it's still awaiting launch. The launch window closes Sep 17.

It's only going to an altitude of 30km, but lets hope it works and they can move on to bigger rockets. 

The organisation apparently relies on voluntary donations: 

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2010/danish_rocket_launch.htm 

73 Trevor M5AKA

--- On Sat, 4/9/10, Jeff Davis <jeff at ke9v.net> wrote:

> From: Jeff Davis <jeff at ke9v.net>
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Another Budget Launch Vehicle
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Saturday, 4 September, 2010, 1:56
> >From Deutsche Welle News...
> 
> Two Danish entrepreneurs are planning to launch a
> nine-meter high space
> rocket from a platform in the Baltic Sea on Saturday. They
> hope it will
> eventually pave the way for manned space flight in
> micro-sized
> spacecraft.
> 
> http://goo.gl/Mw6z
> 
> 73,
> -- 
> Jeff, KE9V
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