The Copenhagen Suborbitals experienced another delay of the first test flight of their rocket when, of all things, a hair dryer lost power. The hair dryer was supposed to keep a liquid oxygen valve warm on its launch platform in the cold Baltic Sea. When the dryer lost power, the valve-- exposed to the outside temperature longer than planned-- froze up, and the launch had to be scrubbed. The group plans another launch attempt sometime next year after addressing weaknesses in the system uncovered by two attempts at launch this month.
The goal of the group is to fly a manned suborbital mission.
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