Peter Madsen (inventor)
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| Born | 12 January 1971 (age 46) |
| Residence | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Aerospace Engineering |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | rml |
Peter Madsen born 12 January 1971, is a self-taught aerospace engineer artist, submarine builder, entrepreneur and co-founder of Copenhagen Suborbitals; a private non-profit spaceflight organization. CEO and founder of RML Spacelab ApS.
Madsen worked on the UC3 Nautilus, a privately built Danish submarine. It was launched on 3 May 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was constructed over a three-year period and it cost approximately US$200,000 to build (1.5 million in DKK).
On 11 August 2017, Madsen was arrested on a homicide charge after the sinking of UC3 Nautilus and the disappearance of a Swedish journalist, who had been on board the submarine. The following day a court ruled for him to be held in pre-trial detention for 24 days on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
On 1 May 2008, Peter Madsen along with Kristian von Bengtson founded Copenhagen Suborbitals. In June 2014 Peter Madsen left the project. Peter Madsen was responsible for the launch system; launchpad and booster rocket engines.
In June 2014, Rocket Madsen Space Lab was established by Peter Madsen. The goal is still the development and construction of a manned spacecraft. From 2016 RML is developing a nano satellite launch vehicle using venture investments. Under the title Raket-Madsens Rumlaboratorium (Danish for Rocket-Madsen's Space Laboratory) Madsen has blogged about his activities on the web-site of the Danish news magazine Ingeniøren.
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