MAX-1 (Spacecraft)

MAX-1
Function Manned suborbital launch and reentry
Manufacturer Copenhagen Suborbitals
Country of origin Denmark
Launch history
Status Development
Total launches 0
Successes N/A
Failures N/A

The MAX-1 is a manned spacecraft being developed by Copenhagen Suborbitals.[1] The MAX-1 is designed to be similar to the Mercury spacecraft.

For descent it uses a parachute which deploys from the top of the spacecraft. The ingress/egress hatch is placed above the head of the astronaut and can be opened and closed from both the inside and outside using 8 pneumatic cylinders. MAX-1 will be produced in aluminium.

Basic Data

Naming

Maxime Faget

The MAX-1 is named after American rocket engineer Maxime Faget.

References

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