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One of the founders of Copenhagen Suborbitals are the now infamous Peter Madsen https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jan/07/copenhagen-killing-peter-madsen-

• wartijn_ 8y ago
  It should be noted that he left the project in 2014.
• interfixus 8y ago
  They are not averse to some creative editing in order to dissociate themselves, though. On the 2011 launch: "Preparations were overseen by Flight Director Kristian von Bengtson from his station on MHV903 Hjortø and coordinated with Pad Lead Niels Foldager on Sputnik". Which is true, but they were equally overseen - and on the same vessel - by Peter Madsen, whom they deftly fail to mention. I was a supporter at the time, but soon left, very much on account of Madsen. I must admit that his later exploits in retrospect quite irrationally have tainted the entire project for me, and I'm not going back.
• Faaak 8y ago
  Just curious: what's the purpose of your post ?
  • unixhero 8y ago
    Allow me: Negativity
  • jonsen 8y ago
    An example of entrepreneurial accomplishment. Peter Madsen desperately wanted to go to space. So far he has made it to confined space.
  • aedron 8y ago
    It's an incredible story. One of the co-founders went on to build his own submarine, then brought a Swedish journalist along for a voyage on which he murdered and dismembered her. Or should we all just pretend it never happened?
• Arkight 8y ago
  Aye, sure, he might be a murderer. But is there any evidence to suggest his murderous behavior makes him a poor engineer? I do agree that it is good he left the project long ago, though.
  • yellowapple 8y ago
    Same thing happened to Hans Reiser; ReiserFS was at one point pretty popular among Linux users, and would probably still be if he hadn't murdered his wife.