[URL="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/23/danish-makers-aim-to.html"]http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/2...ers-aim-to.html[/URL]
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When it launches for a sub-orbital jaunt into the heavens on Aug. 31, the Danish-built HEAT1X-TYCHO BRAHE will carry a crash-test dummy. [B]Eventually, though, the team behind the rocket—all volunteers, and [URL="http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3271649&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1"]led by Something Awful forum members[/URL]—hope to put an in-real-life person inside.
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"Eventually", in this case, means 4-to-10 years. But, frankly, this project has already achieved amazing levels of awesomeness. [B]Using money from donations and corporate sponsorships, the group, called Copenhagen Suborbitals, has already built a floating launch pad in the Baltic Sea and a submarine (for towing materials to said floating launchpad).[/B]
Then there's these fabulous quotes they keep giving the Danish press. God bless Google Translate.
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"There can roughly be three things: We can get a crash, we can fly supersonic or we can not shoot because of weather. If it becomes a crash, we hope it becomes a spectacular crash," said [team co-leader] Peter Madsen.
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Madsen, there, by the way, is also apparently the guy who, if all goes well, will one day become the first Dane in space.
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"Our mission is the smallest space mission, you can make - just straight up and say I've been in space," said Peter Madsen, who more than happy to take the chance. "I always say we must all die. I think many would be ready to take the risk of getting into space, "he said.
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It probably helps his confidence that partner Kristian von Bengtson has a degree in aerospace science.
I just noticed that this was recommended on Submitterator as well. I didn't find it there, but I'll give shout-outs to Chesterfield, anyway.
Wired Science: [URL="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/danish-rocket/"]Danish Volunteers Build Manned Spacecraft[/URL]
Politiken: [URL="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&u=http://politiken.dk/indland/1040656/danskere-vil-affyre-rumraket-fra-bornholm-om-ti-dage%3Ftrack%3Deblistermest&ei=ly1zTKW2OeaznAeew4i4Dg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://politiken.dk/indland/1040656/danskere-vil-affyre-rumraket-fra-bornholm-om-ti-dage%253Ftrack%253Deblistermest%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D6Y4%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official"]Danes will fire rocket from Bornholm in about 10 days (Translated)[/URL]
[URL="http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/"]Official Web site of Copenhagen Suborbitals[/URL]—including lots of good test videos, photographs and documentation[/quote]Seems like facepunch is falling behind in the race (of space). :byodood:
I find it interesting that a local group of people on an internet forum who share the same interest manage to do something as incredible as this. Anyways, let's hope NASA doesn't get all up in their grill if they ever plan to send a man into space.
SA threads can be found here if you're interested:
[URL]http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3271649&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1[/URL]
and related to here:
[URL]http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3288027[/URL]
Oh you have got to be kidding me
I have nothing to say to this. Not one pun. This is a mixture of pure awesome and just plain odd.
Oh noes! We better push our space program forward! Garry, quickly, send some money to the Facepunch Research Institute!
Internet nerds in space,
God help us all.
facepunch we need to build a submarine capable of reaching new depths.
If I was the man in that rocket, I would have died of claustrophobia.
It's ok, my moonbase is almost done. Just need more fish bowls to store oxygen in.
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:v:
Anyway, this is awesome. I'd love to see the construction plans.
[QUOTE=Grey;24315589]If I was the man in that rocket, I would have died of claustrophobia.[/QUOTE]
Better than incineration I guess... :ohdear:
[QUOTE=Ragamuffin..;24315584]facepunch we need to build a submarine capable of reaching new depths.[/QUOTE]
Challenger deep was reached in the 60's. (the deepest known point on earth) Only two people have ever gone down there. I think it would be pretty sweet to go down there and consider it one of my life aspirations.
" [I] If it becomes a crash, we hope it becomes a spectacular crash "
[/I]Love this guy[I].
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[Quote]If it becomes a crash, we hope it becomes a spectacular crash[/Quote]
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Ninjad
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Rate me clocks.
This is in their thread. :argh:
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Who can't join the OSM
Well..
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[QUOTE=Superwafflez;24315736]This is in their thread. :argh:
[IMG]http://img.waffleimages.com/56ea6c4d7488ebefbd7f9ae3fdc77c48da032017/AxecopIsAwesome.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
Can't link from SAs image hosting site.
[IMG]http://angryhosting-east.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/56/56ea6c4d7488ebefbd7f9ae3fdc77c48da032017.png[/IMG]
Works.
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Or not...
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It works. Success.
Oh god, that looks pretty scary to ride in.
It being so small and your face being separated from the vacuum of space just by a window. :ohdear:
Facepunch rocket would obviously look like some horrible GMod build and would probably resemble a giant cock.
Like this?
[IMG]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/images/thumb/a/aa/Ssr-1a.JPG/300px-Ssr-1a.JPG[/IMG]
Needs more balls, but yeah :v:
Okay so he's a SA forum member, big whoop.
SA member or not, it's awesome.
This is quite possibly the greatest thing I've ever seen to come out of the internet.
Do we have any transhumanists on FP? While they're solving the space colonisation problem, we can get onto the living-long-enough-to-go-somewhere-interesting problem.
SS13 for real.
Goddamnit Facepunch get your shit together.
Right so what will we do? Join them?
that's nothing.
Ultimate-Guitar is looking to buy their own missile silo ;)
Gmod once was an SA project if I remember correctly.
Anyone up for starting a rival company? First thing we need is for someone to sneak in there and steal all their plans and cool gadgets and stuff. Use the sub as a getaway vehicle while you're at it. We'll head to some remote island and build it inside a hollow dormant volcano. Any volunteers?
[QUOTE=TheMourge;24317065]Gmod once was an SA project if I remember correctly.[/QUOTE]
Garry was a goon, yes.
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