Danish rocket launch postponed

Denmark's private venture rocket launch planned for Sunday, September 5 has been postponed following the discovery of a faulty valve.

Copenhagen Suborbitals, which is entirely dependent on sponsors and volunteers, is led by Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen. They plan to eventually launch a human into space. The current launch is a initial test flight which aims to get to a height of 30km.

Copenhagen Suborbitals is using a military test area near Bornholm island in the Baltic Sea. They have use of the facility until September 17.

The BBC report that when Sunday's countdown reached zero, a puff of smoke was seen from the rocket but nothing happened. A subsequent inspection found a valve controlling the flow of very cold, liquid oxygen to the motor had frozen up.

Danish rocketeers postpone launch
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