Thursday 31 January 2013
The AIDS Foundation are looking for agents to encourage others to join the campaign against AIDS
AIDS-Fondet søger agenter til en storstilet hvervekampagne i forbindelse med Humor mod Aids kampagnen 2013. Vi giver en weekend på højskole med alt betalt!
http://www.projektfrivillig.dk/Webnodes/da/Web/PF/Forside/S%F8g+forl%F8b?id=14492
Space science
Dear CAS coordinator and IB students
Some of the IB CAS
students at Grenaa Gymnasium and IB World School are interested in space
science and would like to collect money - primarily at our school - for the
Danish space program called Copenhagen Suborbitals. I write this letter to
inquire if there are other IB students here in Denmark who would like to
participate in this project as a part of their own CAS activities.
Copenhagen
Suborbitals is the only open source space program in the world. It is financed
by donations and sponsorships only. Today 678 private persons, primarily
engineers and private enthusiasts, pay 100 kr/month for economic support. There
are also companies and financially resourceful private persons who assist with
one-time donations or with specialized equipment for rocket and space craft production.
It took some time
before the organization got the respect it deserves but today it receives
global attention. With sufficient support Copenhagen Suborbitals may very well have
the world’s by far cheapest rocket launch system ready in about 5-10 years. If
this happens the implied economic paradigm shift will revolutionize the space
launch business and make it possible for universities and high schools to be
involved in actual space science.
The IB students of
today will therefore most likely even benefit from this service themselves – if
they are interested in studying space related subjects or even working in the future
space industry. If for no other reason the space industry is globally known to
be a solid engine for economic growth.
Organization homepage:
Blogs:
Sketch of the world’s first open source space rocket: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/09/tycho-deep-space-ii-concept-poster/
The guy who is in charge of building the rocket has already
built the world’s largest amateur submarine:
Prototype of the
world’s first amateur liquid propellant rocket engine:
Testing the launch
escape system (LES) for the future space capsule:
Example of their
smaller rocket launches used to develop the technology:
Launch of their
biggest rocket yet:
For those who live near Copenhagen there
will be a huge rocket engine test 11th November: http://raketvenner.dk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/motortest.pdf
If you are interested in this IB CAS
initiative and want to participate please contact me on mail address jt@grenaa-gym.dk. I will establish contact between you
and some of our CAS students here at Grenaa Gymnasium and IB World School.
Best regards,
Jens Toft
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