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Copenhagen Suborbitals is the world’s only manned, amateur space program. The Team is located in Denmark with followers from all over the world.

Since 2011 Copenhagen Suborbitals has built and flown 6 homebuilt rockets and space capsules from a ship in the Baltic Sea, and some day the manned launcher "Spica" will fly into space. It’s all crowdfunded and nonprofit, and has only come this far because people all over the world donate money that pay the materials, tools and rent. The goal is simple: To fly an amateur astronaut into space and safely back. It’s a unique dream and we can’t think of a more fun and exciting project. When Edmund Hillary was asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest he replied: “Because it’s there”.

The plan is to fly a space capsule with an astronaut straight up to just over an altitude of 100km, from where it free fall straight back and land by parachute in the sea. Copenhagen Suborbitals is the only space organisation that launches rockets from a sailing platform in international waters, since it’s virtually impossible to get permission to do it from the ground in any country. 50-60 unpaid, volunteering members build rockets in a workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark. That requires many different skills from blacksmiths to rocket scientist, doing it in their spare time, working regular day jobs on the side. The budgets are microscopic compared to professional space programs, so the guiding principle is to build spacecrafts as simple and cheap as possible. The systems just need to good enough, not extremely efficient, since flying a person only just over the edge of space. This allows to use low-tech production methods in the workshop, and to avoid expensive, exotic materials.

The Berlin-located New Space Company was originally founded 2008 to compete in the Google Lunar XPRIZE. Founder Robert Boehme began assembling a small team of passionate space advocates and technical minds, as that’s where our story began. PTS is a German company whose aim is to bring down the cost of space exploration. The privately held company wants to proof, that it is possible to build a sustainable business in space exploration. As well as delivering cheaper and more regular opportunities for academics, industry and educational institutions to conduct in-space research, the team is keen to develop in-space infrastructure required for humanities future exploration of space.

Milestones: The Audi lunar quattro lunar rover is a fourth generation rover and comes complete with four-wheel drive and Audi quattro technology. The Autonomous Landing and Navigation module – ALINA – is a tremendously versatile spacecraft designed to be compatible with all major commercial launch vehicles. It can travel from Earth orbit to lunar orbit using its own propulsion, and is capable of carrying up to 300 kg to the surface of the Moon.

Everyday Astronaut’s mission is to bring space down to Earth for everyday people. His Youtube-Channel "Everyday Astronaut" and his website are one of the most professionels in the space-Scene.

To celebrate and lift up those who are helping humanity explore the world we live on and our place amongst the stars. We believe the best way to get people excited about space exploration is through education. By breaking down complex topics, it helps give some perspective and insight into the decisions made every day through the industry. We help remove the barriers of intimidating subject matter to help foster an excited public to cheer on those who are pushing the boundaries and help inspire future generations. The point is, rocket science is awesome, and you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to be excited.