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#500
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 17 May, 2020 18:26
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1262065605433348106When we first rolled Spica's propellant tanks, the two joining edges were left flat to ensure even alignment under our long seam welder clamps. Since we have welded them together, last week the tanks were rolled again - making them perfectly round & ready to weld on bulkheads! 🚀
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#501
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 19 May, 2020 16:30
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#502
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 29 May, 2020 14:06
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1266369480650678280We're baffled (almost)! Going from a raw steel plate to four dozens of cut and folded anti-slosh baffles in a single afternoon really makes us appreciate our CNC plasma cutter. These will sit on the inside walls of Spica rocket's propellant tanks, anti-sloshing LOX and ethanol.
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#503
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 08 Jun, 2020 19:45
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1270009210097545217If you guessed yesterday that our first VBPM (Very Big Part Mobilizer) will be used for propellant tanks, you were correct! It is the first big internal logistics piece for the SPICA rocket. More VBPM's to come when needed - for the engine section, space capsule and other parts.
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#504
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 19 Jun, 2020 17:13
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1274009568692129795 To help water test and measure the mass flow of the BPM100 engine coaxial swirl injector, a frame for a 1m3 water container has been welded, painted and equipped with load cells. A few seconds with the injector running and bath will be ready. 😉
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#505
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 21 Jun, 2020 16:29
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1274721266545688577 As we waited for a few delayed orders which are needed to finish Spica propellant tanks, we welded, threaded and painted the 6.1 meter/20 foot-long Very Big Part Mobilizer. It will mobilize the propellant tanks once they are finished, pressure tested and strain hardened. 🚀
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#506
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 06 Jul, 2020 16:10
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1280171195321782273The first bulkhead skirt frame for the Spica propellant tanks in preliminary alignment, prior to a tad more processing for a nicer fit, and finally - welding. The plywood underneath the bulkhead is not a surface plate, but more precise measuring tools were used for the final fit.
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#507
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 18 Jul, 2020 15:25
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#508
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 19 Jul, 2020 07:40
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Is it that the Apollo 1 capsule was painted grey?
There's also the "Tough and Competent" mantra espoused by Eugene Kranz after the fire.
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#509
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 Jul, 2020 16:58
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#510
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 26 Jul, 2020 21:00
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1287453581327695873Remember when we said we love clamps? Great, we just wanted to reiterate that.
This time they were helping Jon weld the side panels of the Spica propellant tank bulkheads. Six panels make one dome complete and when they're all done the bulkheads are ready to go onto the tanks! 🚀
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#511
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 01 Aug, 2020 17:00
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#512
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 05 Aug, 2020 15:51
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1291027960946921473A closeup of the shiny, smooth swirl injectors we received from Anton Häring last week. They can hardly wait to be soldered, inspected, tested and fired up in our BPM5 rocket engine, which flew on the Nexø II rocket 2 years and 1 day ago! 🚀
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#513
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 09 Aug, 2020 17:21
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1292509217262379014Our Crewed Space Capsule prototype is back on its VBPM (Very Big Part Mobilizer) after its extension section got painted and we are working on a detailed work breakdown structure for all the tasks needed inside and outside of it.
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#514
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 09 Aug, 2020 21:14
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#515
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 19 Aug, 2020 17:22
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#516
by
spacebuddy20
on 11 Sep, 2020 14:22
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#517
by
launchwatcher
on 14 Sep, 2020 22:37
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(mod)
I am not sure that discussing this here (or even posting updates) is a good idea. Leave that for other sites. This is not our focus. CS have said the same thing, stay focused on rockets and leave the investigations to others.
If you strongly disagree, press the "report to mod" button and make your case, maybe I'll be overruled... but I will be deleting further updates about Madsen, without further comment or warning.
So, I'm treading on thin ice here given the above note, but three years later the investigations and legal actions are done:
1) Madsen was
convicted in a Danish court in April, 2018, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The sentence was appealed and the appeals court upheld the sentence.
2) The parents of Kim Wall have established a memorial fund:
link 1;
link 2 and published the book
A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall3) Madsen recently made a
confession of sorts to an interviewer.
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#518
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 15 Sep, 2020 17:33
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https://twitter.com/copsub/status/1305920165004050432 We (primarily Bo) have been spending a lot of time analyzing dozens of coaxial swirl injectors under a microscope for the past few weeks. From inspecting individual machined part quality, to our soldered joints, things are looking good to say the least!
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#519
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 20 Sep, 2020 18:02
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