Tycho Deep Space: a DIY, Open Source, Manned Spacecraft

Posted by Soulskill on Friday December 9, 2011 @06:05AM from the i'll-order-a-dozen dept.

misterbarnacles writes "Can space travel be democratized? Kristian von Bengtson and Copenhagen Suborbitals think so, and they're building a DIY manned suborbital spacecraft to prove it. 'Bengtson describes the craft as "a half sized Apollo-shaped space capsule with a diameter of 2 meters capable of serving one (or two) persons." When complete, Bengtson hopes the suborbital craft will convey a human passenger higher than 62 miles above sea level, allowing him the rare opportunity to escape Earth’s bonds and view the heavens from the ionosphere.'"

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Open source? by Toe,+The · 2011-12-09 06:07 · Score: 5, Funny

I can just see it...
Spaceship successfully launched!
OK, guys, who wants to work on the reentry system now?
Watch their video by Anonymous Coward · 2011-12-09 06:15 · Score: 3, Funny

They have a video of a test flight with a crash dummy in it. It is both awe inspiring and terrifying as the test dumy was pretty much shaken to death before having it's head caved in on landing.