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Armadillo Aerospace

ugordan View Member Profile	Jul 15 2007, 06:58 PM Post #1
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523	I don't know how many of you are familiar with those guys, but to cut the long story short they are working on "computer-controlled LOX/ethanol rocket vehicles". Their site is here and it documents the stuff they've been doing over the years. I'm posting this because there's an awesome hover flight video of one of their vehicles, complete with onboard footage and multiple camera angles. A treat for any rocket aficionado. There are two recent videos posted on their recent update, this is the one I'm talking about specifically: http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/2007_06_03/LLC1demo.mpg. You just gotta love stuf that defies gravity! -------------------- www.flickr.com/photos/ugordan

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CosmicRocker View Member Profile	Jul 22 2007, 05:46 AM Post #2
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116	That was an amazing video, ugordan. I didn't realize private enterprises were doing rocketry stuff that well. Were those programmed flights and landings, or manually controlled? In related news, I heard tonight that Northrup Grumman boosted their ownership of Scaled Composites from 40% to 100%. -------------------- ...Tom I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast.

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ugordan Armadillo Aerospace Jul 15 2007, 06:58 PM

mchan The founder and chief engineer of Armadillo Aerosp... Jul 16 2007, 01:40 AM

ugordan Yep, I kinda envy them - earning enough money so t... Jul 16 2007, 07:27 AM

nprev It really is very reminiscent of the early days of... Jul 17 2007, 03:00 AM

CosmicRocker That was an amazing video, ugordan. I didn't ... Jul 22 2007, 05:46 AM

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