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Actually, there are two amateur spacelaunch projects working out of Copenhagen - both of them because of Peter Madsen. Copenhagen Suborbitals was his original s

Actually, there are two amateur spacelaunch projects working out of Copenhagen - both of them because of Peter Madsen. Copenhagen Suborbitals was his original setup, from which he was ousted several years ago, reportedly after repeated clashes of opinion and personality (Madsen is known to have a temper which occasionally flares out of proportion). Copenhagen Suborbitals and Madsen's new venture, Madsen Spacelab, were set to perform test launches in the Baltic later this month - both having been assigned the same area and different timeslots on the same day. The sub was planned to sail towards the site - based off the island of Bornholm - this weekend. It is now probably safe to assume that only the Suborbitals launch will be going forward.

xorcist 9y ago
Also interesting is this submarine's home page. It used to be owned by an association of enthusiasts headed by Madsen, by earlier this year there was a prolonged conflict regarding ownership which led to everyone else surrendering their claims and transferring complete ownership to Madsen. The difficulties look similar...
- wutwutwutwut 9y ago
  Their page says 2015, not 2017. I assume you are talking about http://www.uc3nautilus.dk http://www.uc3nautilus.dk.
izopizo 9y ago
There's a fascinating documentary about Copenhagen Suborbitals. Amateurs in space. Trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlltBkq4vs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlltBkq4vs I highly recommend watching it, if you ever get a chance. Director was following both Peter and Kristian (initial founders) hoping it will be a comedy as in two guys trying to build a manned rocket. But then project grew and grew and became viable but the whole thing and documentary itself turned into a drama showing their fallout. Now with this news story there's another crime/thriller angle to it.

xorcist 9y ago

Also interesting is this submarine's home page. It used to be owned by an association of enthusiasts headed by Madsen, by earlier this year there was a prolonged conflict regarding ownership which led to everyone else surrendering their claims and transferring complete ownership to Madsen. The difficulties look similar...

wutwutwutwut 9y ago
Their page says 2015, not 2017. I assume you are talking about http://www.uc3nautilus.dk http://www.uc3nautilus.dk.

izopizo 9y ago

There's a fascinating documentary about Copenhagen Suborbitals. Amateurs in space. Trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlltBkq4vs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZlltBkq4vs I highly recommend watching it, if you ever get a chance. Director was following both Peter and Kristian (initial founders) hoping it will be a comedy as in two guys trying to build a manned rocket. But then project grew and grew and became viable but the whole thing and documentary itself turned into a drama showing their fallout. Now with this news story there's another crime/thriller angle to it.