Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard Freedom 7. His mission was suborbital - a 15-minute arc to the edge of space and back. No orbit. Just up, space, and down again.
That same flight profile is what Copenhagen Suborbitals is working toward today - the world's only crowdfunded, volunteer-run crewed spaceflight program.
Blue Origin named their rocket the New Shepard in his honor. We named ours Spica. And we're building it for the same reason Shepard flew: because someone has to push the boundary of what's possible, and it might as well be us.
We're not there yet. But we're building.
Support the mission: copsub.com/support-us
Compliment us by wearing our apparel: zazzle.com/store/copsub
Book a visit to our rocket factory in Copenhagen: airbnb.com/copsub
Copenhagen Suborbitals is the world's only crewed, crowdfunded space program. In the future, a volunteer astronaut will fly to space on our home-built rocket. We do this in our spare time, all the donations go to paying our workshop rent and buying materials. We are forever thankful to each of our supporters!
Twitter : twitter.com/CopSub
Facebook : facebook.com/CopenhagenSuborbitals
Instagram : instagram.com/copsub
LinkedIn : linkedin.com/company/copenhagen-suborbitals
Pinterest : pinterest.com/copsub
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/copsub.bsky.social
Threads: threads.com/@copenhagensuborbitals
TikTok: tiktok.com/@copenhagen.suborb
Music by Everyday Astronaut:
(https://www.everydayastronaut.com)
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard Freedom 7. His mission was suborbital - a 15-minute arc to the edge of space and back. No orbit. Just up, space, and down again.
That same flight profile is what Copenhagen Suborbitals is working toward today - the world's only crowdfunded, volunteer-run crewed spaceflight program.
Blue Origin named their rocket the New Shepard in his honor. We named ours Spica. And we're building it for the same reason Shepard flew: because someone has to push the boundary of what's possible, and it might as well be us.
We're not there yet. But we're building.
Support the mission: copsub.com/support-us
Compliment us by wearing our apparel: zazzle.com/store/copsub
Book a visit to our rocket factory in Copenhagen: airbnb.com/copsub
Copenhagen Suborbitals is the world's only crewed, crowdfunded space program. In the future, a volunteer astronaut will fly to space on our home-built rocket. We do this in our spare time, all the donations go to paying our workshop rent and buying materials. We are forever thankful to each of our supporters!
Twitter : twitter.com/CopSub
Facebook : facebook.com/CopenhagenSuborbitals
Instagram : instagram.com/copsub
LinkedIn : linkedin.com/company/copenhagen-suborbitals
Pinterest : pinterest.com/copsub
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/copsub.bsky.social
Threads: threads.com/@copenhagensuborbitals
TikTok: tiktok.com/@copenhagen.suborb
Music by Everyday Astronaut:
(https://www.everydayastronaut.com)
