On September 28, 2011, NASA conducted a new test of the J-2X rocket engine. The test firing lasted for 40 seconds and took the engine to a 99 percent power level. J-2X is fueled by liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, and it is designed to power the upper stage of a heavy-lift launch vehicle.
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HEAT 1X Tycho Brahe lifted off on June 3, 2011. The video was made using the inertial navigation data recorded by the sensors onboard Tycho Brahe.
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On October 2, 2011, Copenhagen Suborbitals performed a static test of the HATV rocket.
Their mission statement:
“Copenhagen Suborbitals is a suborbital space endeavor, based entirely on private donaters, sponsors and part time specialists.
Our mission is to launch human beings into space on privately build rockets and spacecrafts.
The project is both open source and non-profit in order to inspire as many people as possible, and to envolve relevant partners and their expertise.
We aim to show the world that human space flight can be different from the usual expensive and government controlled project.
We are working fulltime to develop a series of suborbital space vehicles – designed to pave the way for manned space flight on a micro size spacecraft.
The mission has a 100% peacefull purpose and is not in any way involved in carrying explosive, nuclear, biological and chemical payloads.
We intend to share all our techninal information as much as possible, within the laws of EU-export control.”
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Lift off of a Zenit-3 launch vehicle with the telecommunications satellite Intelsat-18, from Baikonur cosmodrome, on October 6, 2011.
YouTube dixit:
“We\’re excited to announce YouTube Space Lab, launching with Lenovo and Space Adventures in cooperation with NASA, ESA and JAXA. Watch amazing space and science videos and, if you\’re 14 to 18 years old, submit a space experiment idea for your chance to win out-of-this-world prizes”.
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On October 2, 2011, a Zenit-3SLB launch vehicle rolled out at Baikonur with the telecommunications satellite Intelsat-18.
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