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Armadillo Aerospace - Mod free flight, engine restart, 4 views

Clark Lindsey · demo · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

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.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2010, last 2014

What HN commenters said

  1. “this [1] test by Armadillo was more impressive in my opinion for the additional complexity involved”

    Armadillo test with engine cut, chute deploy and successful landing

    gnarbarian, 2012-12 · Recommendation · in “SpaceX Grasshopper Takes Off and Lands Vertically [video]”

  2. “here's a cool video from one of armadillo's test rockets”

    Test flight footage from an Armadillo rocket

    acous, 2014-10 · Recommendation · in “The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (2012)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: armadillo aerospace, vertical landing, engine restart, test flight, rocket

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