This is why we have the Internets

Started by smilodon, October 13, 2013, 11:07:22 PM

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smilodon

October 13, 2013, 11:07:22 PM
This might be about the coolest thing ever.....

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smilodon
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October 13, 2013, 11:20:24 PM
Awesome!
QuoteOn Monday, October 7th, Grasshopper completed its highest leap to date, rising to 744m altitude. The view above is taken from a single camera hexacopter, getting closer to the stage than in any previous flight.

Grasshopper is a 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle designed to test the technologies needed to return a rocket back to Earth intact. While most rockets are designed to burn up on atmosphere reentry, SpaceX rockets are being designed not only to withstand reentry, but also to return to the launch pad for a vertical landing. The Grasshopper VTVL vehicle represents a critical step towards this goal.

Grasshopper consists of a Falcon 9 rocket first stage tank, Merlin 1D engine, four steel and aluminum landing legs with hydraulic dampers, and a steel support structure.

But THIS is why we have the internets (big pdf warning)
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Blunt

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October 14, 2013, 08:33:11 AM
ok, the hexacopter is awesome, I want one! Shame it didn't zip about more.
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