Crazy DIY Spaceflight Project

Have you ever wanted to launch your own rocket? I don't mean the little things you can buy at the hobby store. I mean the full-blown, manned, get-to-outerspace variety. Well, so did Kristian von Bengtson, an aerospace scientist and former NASA contractor, and Peter Madsen, an entrepreneur and aerospace engineer. Bengtson had already created a 40-ton submarine and wanted to do something more ambitious, so they cooked up the idea of building a rocket that would take them 60 miles up, to the edge of space.

 Their first prototype went two miles up with a crash test dummy. Now it's the big time. They are looking for help, if you're so inclined. Here's a link to the Wired article where I picked this up. Below is a video of their first launch.