acousOct 2014Recommends
This exchange made me grin :) To add some value to my comment, here's a cool video from one of armadillo's test rockets: ▶ this video
in “The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (2012)” · View on HN
Armadillo Aerospace - Mod free flight, engine restart, 4 views
Armadillo Aerospace - Mod free flight, engine restart, 4 views on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2010–2014.
Clark Lindsey
Open on YouTubedemo · dated
A four-pane view of Armadillo Aerospace's Mod vehicle on a June 2010 boosted hop. The flight includes engine shutdown, drogue chute deployment, an engine restart and a safe landing.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as an example of impressive amateur-scale rocket work, and as a vertical-landing test that predates and rivals SpaceX's Grasshopper.
- people recommended it
- 2
- separate months
- 2
- strong recommendations
- 0
- discussed on HN
- 2010–2014
“this [1] test by Armadillo was more impressive in my opinion for the additional complexity involved”
What HN commenters said
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
gnarbarianDec 2012Recommends
Bigger but this [1] test by Armadillo was more impressive in my opinion for the additional complexity involved in cutting the engine deploying a chute then cutting the chute and successfully landing from a turbulent freefall. [1] ▶ this video
in “SpaceX Grasshopper Takes Off and Lands Vertically [video]” · View on HN
matrixownsyouJul 2010Cites it
I felt the same way until i read a post from a HN user about "being mediocre and it's OK". Not being a rocket scientist doesn't mean i can't build great stuff too, i'll just never do something like this :) ▶ this video
in “Ask HN: Does reading HN ever make you feel like shit?” · View on HN
Topics & tags
Space exploration & spaceflightAviation & aerospace engineeringarmadillo aerospacevertical landingengine restarttest flightrocket