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The Danish Space Program

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  • 25-08-2010 1:01pm
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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭


    ...is nearly up and running. We are ticking into T- territory and the rocket is on the pad for the launch at Midday 30th August :D More here and here

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    Mind you I can see the Danes looking around at each other afterwards and saying, "Now What" ???


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    Stonewolf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭Stonewolf


    Cheaper than Anglo I suppose


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    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,469 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    why are they doing it themselves and not part ESA?


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    Empire o de Sun
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    This is a private "amateur" attempt, ESA is government and commercial.


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    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,469 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Empire o de Sun wrote: »
    This is a private "amateur" attempt, ESA is government and commercial.

    So it's a Danish space program, not the Danish space program ;)


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    spacetweek
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,956 Mod ✭✭✭✭spacetweek


    Empire o de Sun wrote: »
    This is a private "amateur" attempt, ESA is government and commercial.
    For this I read: Some lone gunman has built a rocket in his garden and is attempting to reach orbit :) Danish space program, are ya mad!


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