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Inside an old storage warehouse in an abandoned shipyard in Copenhagen, Kristian von Bengston and Peter Madsen have been building a one-man rocket ship they intend to send on a 15-minute, parabolic trip to the edge of space and back. Von Bengston and Madsen’s non-profit, private space agency is called Copenhagen Suborbitals, and is probably the most extreme do-it-yourself project in the world. Von Bengston is an architect and former NASA contractor. Madsen is an engineer who founded a DIY collective that built three submarines as a hobby. (Read More)

Hi Everyone, Quick Update here.  First, I'd like to show you the latest test firing we performed: This was our best firing of our 3" motor to date!  Our two-stage test utilized two different feed lines, starting off with a low oxidizer flow rate... (Read More)

Over this past weekend we completed another round of testing of our 3" hybrid rocket motor testing! This burn was very similar to the one we performed in November. However, upon attempting to increase the oxidizer flow rate, we discovered we needed... (Read More)

3" Rocket Motor Test FireOver the past few weeks, we have been working towards a test firing of  our 3" Rocket motor.  This afternoon, over the holiday weekend, we successfully fired our motor for 8 seconds!  The rest of the text below is... (Read More)

Recently we have had several people message us through Kickstarter asking why there haven’t been updates coming out lately for our project. I (Mark) am the primary communicator and web presence person for STAR Systems, and I take sole... (Read More)

Hi Everyone, First off, I'd like to let you know that the stickers and T-Shirts for the $10, $25, $75, and $150 tier awards are shipped and on their way! You should all be receiving them shortly (if you haven't already). Thank you for your patience;... (Read More)

Hi everyone, In these past two weeks, we've made some great progress in our tier fulfillment.  First off, check out our supporters page on our main website.  For everyone that pledged 5+ dollars, if you chose to, your name and/or company/link is on... (Read More)

STAR Systems Update HiatusFirst off, I'd like to thank everyone for being patient during our lack of updates to you all.    After our Kickstarter campaign succeeded, we spent a lot of time responding to all of the individuals who contacted us,... (Read More)

MediaHi everyone!  Since our last update, STAR Systems has been running the media gauntlet.  A lot of organizations were interested in hearing about our story after our successful Kickstarter campaign.  Here are a few links to some of our media... (Read More)