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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on June 08, 2011, 22:02

Title: Pictures: Homemade Personal Spacecraft Lifts Off
Post by: sam on June 08, 2011, 22:02

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Private spaceflight took one giant step forward this week when the Tycho Brahe craft lifted off atop the HEAT-1X rocket engine Friday (pictured) from a platform in the Baltic Sea.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/pictures/110608-tycho-brahe-spacecraft-rocket-homemade-science-space-pictures/

Title: Re: Pictures: Homemade Personal Spacecraft Lifts Off
Post by: Rik on June 09, 2011, 10:26

Have you booked your ticket, Sam?

Title: Re: Pictures: Homemade Personal Spacecraft Lifts Off
Post by: sam on June 09, 2011, 12:02

No. Looks rather unsafe to me.

Title: Re: Pictures: Homemade Personal Spacecraft Lifts Off
Post by: Rik on June 09, 2011, 12:10

 :)

Title: Re: Pictures: Homemade Personal Spacecraft Lifts Off
Post by: Clive on June 09, 2011, 15:01

 :laugh: