Copenhagen Suborbitals HEAT-2X: Slight Setback

Rocket engines, especially new ones, sometimes just don’t do what they’re supposed to do. Copenhagen Suborbitals tested their HEAT-2x rocket engine this last Saturday, but the engine failed the test. Rocket science is hard. For those who didn’t see this last Saturday’s post, Copenhagen Suborbitals is an all-volunteer launch agency out of Denmark that ultimately […]

The Landings of Philae and Falcon

This post is about two kinds of spectacular landings: the planned landing of the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Rosetta Lander, Philae, on a comet millions of miles from Earth; and the “landing” of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage as one of many small steps towards the goal of reusability. Planning Philae’s Landing The Rosetta satellite and mission […]

DIY Space: Copenhagen Suborbitals

For at least $20 per year, you can support a space group that’s very active. This is not a Kickstarter project, but an active group that was founded in 2008. That group is Copenhagen Suborbitals. The Danish group’s mission is the modest goal of launching a human into space and then making sure that same […]

How the CIA Kidnapped a Space Capsule

Another of my Clearancejobs.com posts, this time about history, the CIA, the Soviet Union, and a “kidnapped” space capsule. How does that happen? Read the post, How the CIA Kidnapped a Space Capsule, to find out.

Pigs in Space: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You?

This might go into the category of “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” This CNN post talks about how satellite imagery is aiding in the resolution of a murder investigation, which is great. Satellites are tools that have multiple uses, and if helping to solve murder is one use, then good. But the […]