Disappointment for the Danish rocket

In this Latest News article we presented a project run by Danish enthusiasts united under the banner of Copenhagen Suborbitals: to send a person sitting at the summit of a rocket to an altitude of more than 100 km! But prior to reaching this ambitious objective, several steps still have to be completed; notably that of a test flight for their experimental hybrid launch vehicle dubbed HEAT-1XP (an altitude of 30 km is targeted). Yesterday 5 September, firing was the order of the day (31 August was originally envisaged), but the private Danish rocket did not leave its floating launch pad. Copenhagen Suborbitals has not published a great deal of information on its website, simply that the main liquid oxygen circuit valve is at fault. No new blast-off date has as yet been communicated.?The video below from the Danish news channel TV2 News shows the aborted launch (white smoke can be seen after 40 seconds).

Copenhagen Suborbitals website

Published on 6 September 2010

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