Amateur space enthusiasts are launching ambitious projects funded by online supporters . Google Suborbitals aims to send a manned rocket into space by 2020 . Cornell graduate Zac Brown will launch his crowd - funded micro satellite project in 2018 .
Amateur space enthusiasts are mounting spaceflight missions funded by online supporters . Copenhagen Suborbitals aims to send a manned rocket into space by 2020 . Cornell graduate Zac Manchester will launch his crowd-funded micro satellite project in December .