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Copenhagen Suborbital - Pad Abort Test - Postponed till Sunday Aug 12 by Morten C. on 04 Aug, 2012 21:42
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Space Capsule Parachute Trouble – and Here We Go Again
T minus 8 days – Things Done, Stuff to Do and Avoiding Panic
For the second time this year Copenhagen Suborbitals will take to the Baltic sea, where they will conduct a pad abort test with the capsule Tycho Deep Space named Beautiful Betty. The test will be conducted in the launch window August 10-12, if the weather will allow it.
TDS will be liftet by a LES engine with the thrust of 80 kN, and take the 500 kg, 200 cm diameter boilerplate capsule to an altitude of 1 km.
This test will examine the the state of some of the subsystems, that have been develop to be used in a future 160 cm diameter capsule design, that eventually will see suborbital flight.
The major goal for this test is the parachutes system, that consists a drogue, normally used for drag racing, and 3 main cross type DIY parachutes, each with 40 sqm effective drag area.
Another system that is going to be tested is the uprighting system, that will ensure that the capsule will end up in a stable 1 position after splashdown.
Again the Copenhagen Suborbitals Support group will be streaming the event at:
http://www.livestream.com/csscph and
http://www.livestream.com/cssaarhus
More information about TDS can be found here:
http://copenhagensuborbitals.com/tychodeepspace.php
Big LES
http://copenhagensuborbitals.com/bigles.php
Launch campaign 2012
http://copenhagensuborbitals.com/campaign2012.php
Cross my fingers for this one.
Regards
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#1 by Morten C. on 07 Aug, 2012 16:12
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DIY Space Capsule GO – T minus 4 Days
Looks like it going to be Saturday, August 11. I will imagine that the time is the same as last. Between 10:00 to 14:00 CET.
Yesterday LES passed hydrostatic pressure test, and hardware is send to Nexoe today.
Local news station have shown interest as well and sending a news helicopter, hope they do a better job than last year.
Regards
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#2 by Morten C. on 09 Aug, 2012 20:17
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Kristian von Bengtson give a run through at Wired to what to expect this coming Saturday
How the DIY Space Capsule Test Could Fail
Nice looking LES I think, looking forward to see it on top of TDS
Regards
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#3 by Morten C. on 10 Aug, 2012 18:23
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Launch postponed till Sunday Aug 12, because waves are expected to be 1-1.5 meters tomorrow. Weather looks good Sunday.
www.copenhagensuborbitals.com
Regards
Morten
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#4 by Morten C. on 11 Aug, 2012 18:33
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LES/TDS have been stacked today, and ready for tomorrow if the weather will allow it.
CS Gallery
Foto: Thomas Pedersen/CS
More pictures at ing.dk
Gallery 1
Gallery 2
Foto: Thomas Djursing/ing.dk
Livestream start Sunday 12. august 9 AM CET
Enjoy
Regards
Morten
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#5 by Morten C. on 11 Aug, 2012 21:15
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Lot of small videos of the work and designs of the capsule Tycho Deep Space. A few minutes each
TDS Intro and Pressure Test
TDS Design
TDS Parachute
Tycho Deep Space Ballons
TDS Drop Test
TDS Measurements
TDS Parachute Packing
TDS The Seat
TDS Sequencer
TDS Up and Downlink
LES Tower
Full list
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#6 by Morten C. on 11 Aug, 2012 22:10
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Gallery got updated with new photos
These 2 I really like
Photo: Thomas Pedersen/CS
Photo: Thomas Pedersen/CS
Article on Wired
Watch Homemade Space Capsule Launch Livestream This Weekend
Although the article stated it was because of the parachutes the launch was moved, and not because of the LES hydrostatic pressure test
Regards
Morten
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#7 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:01
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MLP Sputnik have left Nexoe and is under way to the shooting range ES D 139
Follow her here:
marinetraffic or
aprs
Livestream with commentary expected to begin 9AM CEST, and not CET as i mistakenly have written before.
Looks like the there all ready is a livestream running now from the mission control ship still in port
More information at the Rocket shop blog at wired
LIVE from Copenhagen Suborbitals: Space Capsule LES Test -
#8 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:06
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Mission control ship leaving Nexoe port
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#9 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:20
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Livestream will come back when MHV 903 Hjortoe is back the in line of fire from the Wifi receiver in Nexoe
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#10 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:21
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And back
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#11 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:27
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Sputnik reported back to Flight, there is no waves and the stack is not moving when sailing.
All good news
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#12 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:29
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Flight is doing radio check to the involved vessels
All good
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#13 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:31
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Livestream is back
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#14 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:39
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Stream from sputnik
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#15 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:45
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Blue RIP needed a radio and was ask to get to the side of mission control ship to get it
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#16 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:50
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Range control started, trying to get hold of ship in the ES D 139 area, and ask them to leave the shooting range
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#17 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 05:58
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Blue RIB ask to keep distance to Hjortoe
Polish fishing vessel is in the area
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#18 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 06:01
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Talking about how to place the ships
Rosenfelt east and Hjortoe west, safety distance 1500 meter to Sputnik
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#19 by Morten C. on 12 Aug, 2012 06:03
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Sputnik is in launch position
PAX is beginning
