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Starchaser's educational arm, SPACE4SCHOOLS, provided material for the Sputnik 50th
anniversary party held by Vectis Astronomical Society on the Isle of Wight.
At Newchurch Primary School pupils launched air-powered rockets and members of
the society fired solid fuel model rockets. At the Society's observatory
there was a half scale model of Sputnik along with posters and information about
the start of the space age.
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Oct 2007
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Starchaser was featured as the cover article in the September 2007 edition of
Engineering magazine – the magazine for innovators in technology,
manufacturing and managament. The article discusses space as a potential new tourist
destination. Click here to download the magazine cover and article.
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Oct 2007
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The internal fitting out of Starchaser's new UK premises is well in hand to enable
full completion of the move by the end of 2007. A picture gallery of some of the
work is now available here - updated.
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Oct 2007
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Starchaser is being featured on Series 2 of Granada TV's 'My North West'. The
programme will be broadcast at 19:30 on Thursday October 18 2007.
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Oct 2007
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At the very end of August, Starchaser received the keys for its new UK premises. The
building is now being fitted internally to Starchaser's specific requirements. The
actual move has been planned for late October / early November.
Click for a larger image.
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Sep 2007
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Further tests of our new Hybrid Test Engine have been conducted. A picture gallery
of the thruster test is here, a video of a test is also available in the Team
Starchaser Club area of our website.
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Sep 2007
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Following tests in August 2007 of our new Hybrid Test Engine, there have been a
number of engineering changes. More details, and a picture gallery, are in the Team
Starchaser Club area of our website.
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Sep 2007
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On 14 August several tests were conducted of our new Hybrid Test Engine which is
being developed to prove the principles of operation that will be employed on the
Thunderstar Starchaser 5 Launch Escape System.
More details, and a picture gallery, are in the Team Starchaser Club area of our
website.
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Aug 2007
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Starchaser is undertaking buildings work both in the UK and in the US. In the UK,
a move to new premises is imminent; in the US the Rocket City work is progressing.
An update is available here.
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Aug 2007
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Work on the next hybrid test engine is now complete and test firings will be
conducted shortly. This engine has been scaled up to nearly three times the thrust
of the initial hybrid test thruster, to produce around...
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Aug 2007
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A selection of twelve videos, not previously made available, have been published in the
Movies Gallery. These cover various Starchaser activities in recent years.
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Aug 2007
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For several months work has concentrated on completing a Hydrogen Peroxide processing
facility. On 27 July 2007 Starchaser propulsion engineers started the first
distillation process following completion of the lab equipment. A small picture gallery
is in the Engines Gallery.
Many more pictures, and a video of the work, are in the Members Area.
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Aug 2007
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Starchaser has been developing an environmentally friendly propellant processing
lab within a 20 foot long converted shipping container. The purpose of this is to
develop clean, environmentally friendly fuels which can be used on rocket engine
test and launch sites. With most of the current effort at the UK site being
dominated by Starchaser's move to new premises, the company is looking for help
in finding a new storage space for this lab, preferably in the local Manchester
area. The shipping container would be temporarily stored at the new location until
its new permanent home can be established. The new site could be anything from some
spare land to an abandoned railway or quarry (which may allow some small scale tests
to be conducted on site). If anyone has any information that could help with this,
please feel free to make contact, click here to contact us.
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July 2007
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Starchaser was recently featured in EN magazine – the magazine for entrepreneurs.
This article centres upon a candid and in depth discussion with Starchaser CEO Steve
Bennett. Writer Stuart Anderson finds out about Starchaser's humble beginnings, about
the company's latest developments and goes on to discover Starchaser's plans for
the future. Click here to find out more.
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July 2007
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A further gallery of pictures of our single seat Nova 2 capsule that was flown in
piloted parachute drop tests back in 2003 being refurbished for flight and mated
to the big Starchaser 4 rocket airframe, is now in the Team Starchaser Club area
of our website.
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July 2007
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Computational Fluid Dynamics report on the Thunderstar / Starchaser 5 rocket is
now available in the member's area. This report covers drag coefficients,
atmospheric heating and flight simulation data and also looks at the affect
of the capsule and LES.
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July 2007
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Starchaser Industries and the New Mexico Museum of Space History have collaborated
to bring Starchaser's Nova Rocket, the largest rocket ever flown from British soil,
to the museum for display…
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July 2007
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Computational Fluid Dynamics and flight simulations report on the Starchaser
Skybolt rocket is now available in the member's area. This report covers nose cone
and fin optimisation, atmospheric heating and flight simulation data.
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June 2007
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Starchaser are now offering microgravity training flights from the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida. These flights follow a series of parabolic arcs to recreate a
feeling of "weightlessness" inside the cabin. Click here for more details and an
application form.
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June 2007
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Our single seat Nova 2 capsule that was flown in piloted parachute drop tests back
in 2003 is being refurbished for flight and mated to the big Starchaser 4 rocket
airframe that we built last year.
More details, and a picture gallery, are in the Team Starchaser Club area of our website.
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June 2007
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Starchaser personnel have been working hard upon the European Space Agency (ESA)
contract that was won by Starchaser back in January. With the second phase of the
contract nearing completion, a short update of some of the engineering content has
been posted here.
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May 2007
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A short video of the Nova rocket and unit in New Mexico driving along Highway I-10
past Starchaser.
More roadshow videos are in the Members area.
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Apr 2007
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A new 40 ft. billboard advertising the Starchaser Rocket and Space Exhibition
Center has been erected by the side of Highway I-10 in New Mexico.
Click for a larger image.
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Apr 2007
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Letters have now been sent to all those who registered as potential Starchaser
investors. The letter provides an update on our share offer, describing the
proposed strategy through to making an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
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Apr 2007
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KVIA TV (ABC news Channel 7) El Paso USA 27 March 2007 — Rockets are
arriving in Las Cruces long before the proposed Spaceport will be finished.
Starchaser Industries is set to begin touring Starchaser 4, a 38-foot rocket that
has already taken one person into space…
A small correction. Nova / Starchaser 4, though capable of carrying one person,
was unmanned when it was launched.
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Mar 2007
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The 37-foot tall Nova/Starchaser 4 rocket is in the USA. From Las Cruces it will
tour locally for several days before moving north to Colorado Springs, CO. It will
appear both at the FAA/U.S. Air Force Entrepreneurial Summit and at the National
Space Symposium. It will then be on display at Starchaser Rocket City, a
commercial space tourism center now under development near Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Mar 2007
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Our space tourism survey closed on 28th February. Nearly 500 people filled in the
survey which provided a very valuable insight into customer expectations for
personal spaceflight experiences. The data from the first 400 respondents is
available in the members area of our website. Thank you to all who contributed
and congratulations to Sarah Williams from the UK who was the lucky winner of
our 80GB video Ipod.
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Mar 2007
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Work is progressing rapidly on the remodel of an existing building on Starchaser's
Rocket City development site in New Mexico. The first phase of the project involves
the remodelling and expansion of an existing building dubbed the 'Rocket Shop' that
will be used for office accommodation and retail sales. A large covered exhibition
area is also to be built. The gallery images show progress to date. A series
of short movies are in the members area.
Update 20 – 26 March: More pictures in the gallery, more
movies in the members area.
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Mar 2007
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D'Rubi Construction Inc., owned and operated by Elisa Contreras of Las Cruces,
has been selected as the general contractor for the first phase of the Starchaser
Rocket City development. The first project at the site will be the remodeling of
an existing building to house corporate offices and retail area, as well as...
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Feb 2007
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Take part in Starchaser's Space Tourism Survey for a chance to win an 80 Gb
video IPOD
Las Cruces, New Mexico: Starchaser Industries, Ltd., the United Kingdom affiliate
of New Mexico based Starchaser Industries Inc., is sponsoring an online space tourism
survey featuring a variety of questions regarding the industry...
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Jan 2007
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Starchaser Industries Inc., a private space tourism company that established offices
in New Mexico two years ago, is seeking bids from general contractors in the region
to complete the first building project at Starchaser's Rocket City.
Studio D Architects in Las Cruces recently completed plans for the renovation of...
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Jan 2007
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On 20 January 2007 the HTP (High Test Peroxide) thruster was successfully tested using
the principles that will be employed on the LES system. The test produced the expected
thrust.
A video of the test is in the Team Starchaser Club area of our website.
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Jan 2007
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12 January 2007: Starchaser industries has been awarded a study contract from the
European Space Agency for the detailed assessment of their THUNDERSTAR / STARCHASER
5A space tourism reusable launch vehicle to verify its technical feasibility and
ability to meet future space tourists expectations. The study will also refine the
Starchaser Business Plan to demonstrate that space tourism can be sustained in a
wholly commercial environment.
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Jan 2007
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