Oct 24 2008Blast Off Into Space (Cramped And Alone)!

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Copenhagen Suborbitals wants to send you into space, and on the cheap. Which means alone and stuffed into a little capsule atop a freaking rocket. Only limited arm movement will be possible, and you'll probably develop an itch on your back you can't scratch, which will inevitably ruin the entire trip. During the flight you'll experience 3g forces on your way to the far reaches of passing out and puking on yourself and then dying. No word on cost, but can you really put a pricetag on crashing into the moon?

Micro spacecraft to blast single brave rider into space [dvice]

And a very Happy Birthday to loyal Geekologist Jennifer, who, for her special day, can borrow my pet unicorn and fly him to the stars.

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Wow... This seems like a great idea! I think I'll take the luxury model though! Comes with an automatic back scratcher... Although you can't reach the "ten mile high" club in that thing...

Lol, look at the buttocks support. I thought it was something else...

What could possibly go wrong?...

Fake!!!

What a complete photoshop job. This is so bad it almost looks hand drawn. The complete rocket looks like the one Jake built in the movie Never Back down.

Good spotting Daisy, that hand drawn sketch DOES look totally hand drawn!

@5

Idiot.

Paris Hilton should be the first one to try this out!

Josh, why were you lookning at the drawings buttocks?

Maybe it's just me but a "rocket" labeled "heat" ? Now I hate to get all Freudian with my interpretations on you guys but hot damn, I could think about this all night!

DAISY!!! I GOT UR IP!! WAT R U GONNA DO NOW NOOB!?! MAHAHA I HAX U!!!

Wts the world coming too? Personal rockets? I must go and relieve my tension a bit by exploring my pet cat's meaty ass with my fleshy probe.

UPDATE: Screw my crazy cat. That rascal ripped my dainty dick to shards with her talons. I only had her nails clipped just last year. I gotta get to a hospital fast.

UPDATE: Man, the things I do for love. Just talked to the owner of a dead donkey I found on ebay. He's willing to give me the donkey's dick as a donor organ for my transplant in the afternoon. But he's keeping the balls for himself, greedy guy. He's asking 50 bucks.

@ 11 to 13
Don't pay so much. That guy's ripping you off. Believe me dicks are overrated. dildos work just as fine. you could get two photoshopped for for half the amount and still have some change left to rent the movie Never Back Down.

UPDATE3: Gr8 news everyone. got the transplant but the doc said i should refrain from stressing it for a week.
hmm that nurse is so hot... I'm getting an erection... oh wait... no. not now, not now... shit the stiches are coming loose. Somebody hit the call button.
*passes out as blood gushes all around*

UPDATE4: just got out of the emergency surgery. the doc managed to catch a squirrel from the back garden and transplanted its weener onto my stump. F*** modern medicine and all their tall claims.

@LSdiesel

man u got some worries. i hope u get well soon and functional too

Guys do you know where I can get the book "Maximizing ur dick size in a week for dummies"? its not on ebay or amazon.

I have a small but so can I take my dog along by reducing some weight on the butt support?
Lsdiesel, you must never penetrate your pet. you may, however, let the pet penetrate you. That's why i'm taking my dog along to the moon.

This is ground control to major tom
Youve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now its time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is a rip off of that movie the Astronaught Farmer

Looks like a really long tampon with a person in it...

guys seriously. stop impostering LSDiesel will you?
i saw him on another blog and he's HEATED about this.

@21 so very true...
It also kind of looks more like a missle than a space bound rocket... but a missle with a really crappy warhead...
Unless we go with 7's idea and stuff the plague crotch in it.

Looks like I was busy last night.
I would like to thank my imposter(s) for overposting the shit out of this and making me look like a dumb geekologie whore. Oh wait, I am.

Anyway the REAL me thinks that getting launched into space in a giant rocket would be alright, so long as I could bring some of the ganja with me...

@24
Hey imposter, don't try to downplay me here now. I spend such a busy week getting my weenie mended and there you came, spoiling it all for us. Back off poser. I'm THE REAL DEAL

Reminds me, I so totally forgot to shave my pubes today, so I feel hungry. Wt else could I eat for breakfast?

*Holds up a gun* Which one's the real one!?

Is this safe?

@26

hahahaha

At least this new impostor types like me. The other one's just said stupid shit I wouldn't even say, but this guy, well, I don't even know who I am anymore because of that guy.

Kudos. I know this means nothing anymore, but this is the ORIGINAL me, since their seem to be plenty of "Real mes" out there.

Do they give you a window? I mean, if not, what the hell is the point?

PS. It hink the fake is the one on the left, but let's just shoot them both to be sure.

Daisy I pitty you.
This is not fake, If you just followed the links you would find a movie of the booster test we did on the 19th. I was actually there. Peter is a friend of mine, and some may say this is impossible but hey, we just had our first test dive in the other "project" a 18.5 meter long, 32 tons submarine, which people also said was impossible. So keep on dreaming on our own small world
http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img3083v2yp9.jpg

@....all the crazy, whory fake LSDiesels out there.
Get lost guys, get a life. I'm the NEWEST & IMPROVED, SUPER-ORIGINALEST LSDiesel out there that money can buy. i'm the one who takes care of ur check at the bank & then takes care of u with my jabs at this forum.
i'm the one to whom chics get attracted like flies to a jar of honey.
i'm the one whose reputation precedes his arrival (ppl instantly leave)
i'm the one who stole kid's lunch money ( I still do it when i need fast cash)
i'm the one who is the real star wars porn fan (fap fap fap fap fap)

U can always confirm its the real me by checking my large mole on my left testicle. (No the two mole one is the copy cat) I got it by bribing a plastic surgeon with $20. Girls hate it, although guys luv fondling it. Luv my fans.

Okay ya'll. It's official. LSDiesel is gonna get impostered 'til he either cries or has to give up his alias. No turning back now.

Okay, with so many LSDiesels out there what do I call myself now? Mini-me?
Infact I'd love to borrow some of Austin Power's mojo. No, seriously, I need to work on a "special" project this weekend, that's what i want it for. Honest. :)
*LSDiesel secretly has fingers crossed behind his ass while pledging this*

Okay ya'll. It's official. LSDiesel's gonna have some company tonight. Can I come too? I'll watch your back..... Maybe rub a little oil on it and massage it too while I'm watching it.
P.S: @33....I'm the GENUINE man.

You would be so lonely in it.

I'm actually beginning to think that "Daisy" and "Geekologie Writer" may be one and the same. Did you ever see them in the same room? THINK ABOUT IT.

BELIEVE IT etc.

@37 - Even if you did see them in the same room, how would you know it wasn't a photoshopped fakery?

I have a picture of them watching the movie NBD, but the shadows are all messed up.

Thank god Lance Bass can go to space again without spending nearly as much as the first time. Do you think they call it heat because your head is about three inches from the top of the capsule? And the top of the capsule will probably get really hot from the high velocity and your brain melts? that would be awesome...

I have mixed feelings about this. I could be a bit claustrophobic, what with the confined spaces and all, but watching the sky whiz past me at thirty thousand miles an hour would be pretty awesome... wait- that would probably make me crap myself as well.

BTW- Y'all got some issues! Especially that LSDiesel guy, what with his multiple personalities. Pull yourselves together, men!

This is a sub orbital rocket -

It won't hit the moon, unless the moon is on its way to hitting the earth.

You won't reach escape velocity, or anything close. A quick calculation tells me that after about 10 seconds of thrust, like the demo firing in the website, it wouldn't even be 500 MPH. After a minute of thrust you'd be around 2500 mph, still way below escape velocity.

1. can i build this in my backyard ???
2. without getting arrested???
3. i am not a terrorist plotting the destruction of INFADELS.

4. McCain for pres !!!!

Just make sure you don't develop Claustrophobia while you're in there on your way up!

LOL!!!

Oh noes! this isn't fake! it's what daisy uses to plug up her hershey highway! can't you tell? you can clearly see the skids!

a link for ya http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=6093

@ 45 Cool link

if poor bastard wont die of space radiation hell probably burn during re-entry flight.

and i doubt a little thing like this could produce enough power to get into orbit.

however yes, cool concept.

My name has been beat to shit, and I wasn't even there to witness it happen.
Grrrr. I would've at least liked to be part of the end.

Damn it. Well hopefully it will get old for these swine, and I can go back to being made fun of by PEOPLE WITH BALLS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX8eksvmWWw

@48
well....well look whos back with my name now. well okay "LSDiesel", what did I ever do that you got so impressed of? Is it the way I look? the way I handle all the bank money? The way I check out my hot clients' asses while at work? the way I never break a sweat when a check bounces? Seriously I'm curious.

I hope you enlighten me. And please if we could meet up sometime. I have this itch on my back, its kinda hard to reach and maybe you could scratch it for me while we talk our hearts out. We rule!

@50, it's okay, you and I both know that you're not me, (the original one at least) so I'll just let you keep having your fun until you realize that it really isn't that funny anymore.

This is unbelievably fake. The video actually strengthened my resolve that this is a fake. I was expecting a lot more thrust than what is depicted. Plus, the mount it's sitting on looks fragile and should easily be destroyed by a rocket that would be fast enough to propel a capsule at escape velocity. And they're conducting the test in a freaking backyard with a tree sitting right there. Talk about a lack of safety; the tree could have burst into flames (which it would have if it were a real rocket, not some high school science project).

Need more evidence? Check out the website, which looks quickly thrown together by a 4th grader. The "test rig" and "pressure suit" are scraps from some dumpster. The launch tower hasn't even been developed, and they're going to rely on "aerodynamics" to have the capsule return to Earth. Aerodynamics don't work in space; there's no air! Plus, a flight-path of hundreds of kilometers leaves a lot of room for unknown variables, like wind speed, humidity, temperature flunctuations, etc. You'd most likely end up at the bottom of the ocean or on top of some dude's roof, assuming the rocket doesn't burn up on re-entry (I'm guessing it just skims space).

This would be a good way to commit suicide, but most definitely not a legitimate means of visiting space and returning safely to Earth.

@52, Considering I'm the only person on the interenet who actually read your comment in short-story form, I'll be the one to agree with you. But next time, a simple "FAKE!" would have sufficed.

Well if y'all are trying to smoke up in space, somebody is going to have to invent the zero-gravity bong... unless they let you hotbox prior to take off!

No good - there is no room to bend over and kiss your ass goodbye.

Yeah, because screaming "FAKE" is a valid argument that convinces 100% of the time. In all seriousness, there's a bunch of people that think this is real and it boggles my mind. I felt compelled to give my 2 cents. Sorry it was too long.

@52

LOL
Damn you make me laugh. Sitting there behind you lille computer yelling FAKE at anything you don't understand.
I was actualy there at the test. It was at the former shipyard B&W here in Copenhagen. This isnt the final rocket, as the video says, its only a booster test, and there will be many more. The rocket spiked on about 350 kg of thrust.
it was mounted on 2 tons. Do the math stupid
Have you actually read anything at the site at all?
Please Shazbot, dont comment on anything you havent got a clue about

I call you fake, you are properly just a chatbot used to fill out comments

Btw, if you have any doubts, follow the link "press" at the homepage, lots of interviews from the national danish tv. And I have around 200 pictures and videos myself, if you still arent convinced

@58 - Danish TV? Can you eat one of them?

it looks like one of my tampons

You expect 350 kg of thrust (I'm being generous and assuming a steady output, not a spike as you say) will propel a manned rocket into space? Do you have any idea how much fuel a rocket needs to reach space, in addition to life support systems, hardware, and other components? The final rocket will weigh far more than 350 kg (that's less than most cars, by the way). 3500 kg is more like it, at least.

Did you read any of my other evidence that suggests it's fake? If it's not fake, then this company is multiple decades away from bringing this to market, and the mentioning of it at this point is bordering on pathetic. My collection of bottlerockets puts me just barely behind this company in terms of manned spaceflight achievable. Unmanned is a different story, as the requirements are much less stringent.

I'm just going to mostly ignore your comments about being uninformed. I do have a B.A. in astrophysics, which certainly doesn't make me an expert, but easily more so than you, a casual bystander who saw a rocket go boom and instantly thinks it's going to send someone to space. Read an introductory book about spaceflight and maybe you'll change your mind, if it can be opened far enough to do so.

I call BS on you having an B.A.
You comment in regards to this being fake was among other things to the site. You havent actually said anything with scientific value.
And about the 350 kg. What part of test didnt you understand?
You havent read anything at all.
First, its not a company, secondly, its not something they are going be brought on the market.
Yes I know there is a long way to the actual rocket being send up. I never said anything else. But I do know its real. Ive talked to these people, ive seen what they can do, and what they have done. Dont you think the laughed at him when he said he wanted to build a submarine. Now his almost finished his 3rd.

If I have looked at the evidence you presented. Well you havent presented any.
You pointed out that the mount the rocket was placed on was to small if it was a real rocket that could go into space. Well I know its not a rocket able to get into space. It was a TEST. And there is going to be many more.
Its not in a backyard.
And the site is made by a 4 year old...Great evidence. Remind me never to have you as a laywer.

"I was expecting a lot more thrust than what is depicted."

Well we are sorry to disappoint you. But again, you expectations are NOT evidence

From the site:
Booster control and guidance

We don't use any attitude controllers or mechanical guidance on our boosters. The system is very basic and will rely completely on the laws of aerodynamics.

"and they're going to rely on "aerodynamics" to have the capsule return to Earth. "

Well dont you read well. Here we are talking about the actual guidance. NOT re-entry.

Again from the site.
Descent and recovery

Before the spacecraft goes into a zero gravity parabola, the booster system will be jettisoned. After a while of atmosperic re-enty, the spacecraft will be slowered by two episodes of deployed parachutes. Finally the spacecraft will touchdown on land.

So yes, you ARE uninformed. All you so far have presented as being evidence to this being fake is a great big fat 0.

This is kind of sad actually; you're getting pissed off because I'm calling it fake. Do have some financial bias in this company? Why do you get so angry and offensive? Unrelated, when do you think this non-profit organization will be sending humans into space?

I need to clarify a few things and then I'll let you stick to your dream that this is groundbreaking.

1) I do have a B.A. in astrophysics (as well as a M.S. and an in progress PhD in an unrelated field), but not aerospace engineering

2) A submarine is far easier to engineer than a manned space-bound rocket (with the intent of returning said-human back to Earth alive). Submarines were around during the American civil war.

3) You are right about the booster, I read that wrong. My mistake. Instead, you're going to have civilian "pilots" in control the yaw of a space coffin. Let's hope ground control receives the proper telemetry as the amateur twists the capsule around.

4) I still believe it could be considered FAKE (most likely a publicity stunt...it worked), even though the company may possess the wish to ultimately do this. But again, if they are legitimately trying to do this, they are so premature in the announcement of their plan that it's pathetic.

I think this is where you're getting tricked. You need to look at their preliminary data. They have a rocket that spikes at 350 kg of thrust, that's bolted down to a platform. The next step: THE HARD PART; life support, aerodynamics, material testing, quality control, launch system, communication, etc.. It's like me handing a dude a resistor and saying "I'm going to build a computer from this!" but a more insurmountable task. You're being convinced of their words, but you haven't seen anything but a very impotent rocket test to actually prove they'll be able to do it. Even if they had already launched an unmanned rocket into space, I'd still think they were at least a decade from launching a man (NASA took 5 years, and they had 4 cents for every dollar of US taxpayer money and thousands of people working on the project).

I give them some credit for trying, but they publicized it too early. When they have all the other stuff in order, that's when they should be saying they're close. I blame the internet media for hyping it so much, and laymen for believing it and accelerating the story's distribution.

Shazbot..

You REALLY miss the point on this one.. They are by No mean a "contender" in the commercial space flight program (allthoug i think they WILL beat them all in the race to space), and therefore they have been able to shed the ton of considerations that i.e Armadillo and others cant afford, that also why that there is nothing "premature" about this announcement..
They are fuelled by personal ambitions to go to space, and much like Burt R and his early work in aviation, they have very much adopted a KISS approach to this whole thing, AND a proven track record on fulfilling personal ambitions to boot:
http://www.uc3nautilus.dk/

and by the way, a HATV has just completed ist´s first test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7F5wu7a95E

Total impulse of 140.000 Newton seconds.. on a friggin first "toy" version..

The HEAT is going to be a screamer

R


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