It might not look much. In fact, it looks practically suicidal.
But two Danish inventors hope to launch the world’s first amateur-built rocket for human space travel.
The homemade rocket is the brainchild of Danish firm Copenhagen Suborbitals, headed by Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen.
The team also admits that the HEAT rocket will not have much in the way of control once airborne.
‘We are currently looking into some “basic” guidance control in order to prevent gravity turn and to minimise the touchdown area,’ they say.
‘Otherwise, the system is very basic and will rely completely on the laws of aerodynamics.
‘By having a large launching tower, currently being developed, the rocket will be guided by passive rails until it have sufficient velocity to reach its apogee using only static fins.’
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