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Technical glitch grounds homemade Danish rocket

PhysOrg - Sun 5 Sep 10

The first launch attempt of a homemade rocket built by two Danes failed on Sunday because of a technical glitch, according to Danish media.

Danish rocketeers go for lift-off

BBC News - Sun 5 Sep 10

A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts are set to launch a dummy 30km into the sky as part of their quest to develop a private launch system.

Fuse thwarts Danish space launch

Guardian.co.uk - Sun 5 Sep 10

Two Danish space enthusiasts failed in their first attempt to launch a privately built rocket. Peter Madsen and Kristian von Bengtson had hoped to send the nine-metre-long rocket 18.6 miles ...

Danish rocketeers abort launch attempt

UPI - Tue 7 Sep 10

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Danish rocket enthusiasts hoping to send a dummy 19 miles into the sky say they aborted the launch when a valve on their rocket froze up. Denmark ...

Danish Rocket Grounded After Failed Launch

RedOrbit - Mon 6 Sep 10

A homemade rocket built by two Danes failed during an attempted launch on Sunday due to a technical glitch, according to Danish media. Live footage of the event on the Baltic island of Bornholm ...