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Today, the Copenhagen Suborbitals organization tested the rocket engine.

Copenhagen Suborbitals, a Danish non-profit aerospace organization, today conducted an online broadcast of the BPM-5 rocket engine tests. The engine did not explode, there are no victims and no damage.

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To see the test itself, you just need to rewind to 52:08 and 2:58:23 (you can change the camera angle by selecting the icon with a double arrow in the bottom right corner of the Youtube player). The rest of the video contains preparatory work, where you can see the landfill, equipment and organization of safety during the tests, the participants in the development and testing of the engine give technical comments and explain the engine design.

Copenhagen Suborbitals aims to manned suborbital launch (the first manned amateur rocket) and the creation of aerospace equipment in accordance with the principles of open source, as well as funding solely through private donations and sponsorship.
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Detailed coverage of its activities is a form of accountability to members of the organization and attracting new ones to their ranks.

Photos of the key stages of the trial were posted on twitter :


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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/401327/


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