# DIY Spacecraft Launches Amateur Danish Rocket Builders Plan to Send Humans into Space By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-09-01 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amateur-danish-rocket-builders References: [msnbc.msn](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38917391/ns/technology_and_science-science/) & [copenhagensuborbitals](http://www.copenhagensuborbitals.com/) Kristian von Bengtson and Peter Madsen are amateur Danish rocket builders working to blast into space using home-built rockets. The two men may make Denmark the fourth nation to launch a person into space. The amateur Danish rocket builders aren't hobbyists, but are actually founders of Copenhagen Suborbitals, the company working on the project. They plan to launch their HEAT-1X rocket 'Tycho Brahe' in an unmanned test flight to be followed with a manned flight in the foreseeable future. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/science) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Amateur Space Exploration:** The trend of individuals and small teams launching their own spacecraft to explore space, disrupting the traditional space industry and opening up new opportunities for innovation. - **Home-built Rockets:** The trend of building rockets at home using DIY techniques and materials, creating new possibilities for space travel and challenging the traditional aerospace industry. - **Unmanned Test Flights:** The trend of conducting unmanned test flights as a precursor to manned space missions, enabling safer and more efficient space exploration. ### Who This Affects Most - **Space Tourism:** The space tourism industry, which is being disrupted by amateur rocket builders offering new, DIY-based experiences for space travelers. - **Aerospace Manufacturing:** The aerospace manufacturing industry, which faces new competition from the trend of individuals and small teams building their own rockets. - **Space Research and Development:** The space research and development industry, which is being impacted by the trend of conducting unmanned test flights to explore new technologies and capabilities for space travel. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Revolutionary Reusable Rockets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reusable-rockets.md) - [Space Exploration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rocket-launch.md) - [Eco-Friendly Nano Satellites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orbex-prime.md) - [Space Tourism Travels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/balloon-spacecraft.md) - [Galactic Atmosphere Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacevip.md) - [Hypersonic Launch Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/launch-vehicle.md) - [Enamel Technology-Forward Space Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-project.md) - [Space-Inspired Toy Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-collections.md) - [Global Space Craft Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nasas-latest-initiative.md)