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Armadillo Rocket Makes A (Short) Manned Hop

Posted by timothy on from the 6-seconds-is-still-cool dept.

riney writes "w00t! John Carmack and crew at Armadillo Aerospace have gotten their first man in the air. Six seconds of perfectly controlled flight with human passenger. See their site for details and video."

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  1. Re:catch-all troll (redundant, OT) by carpe_noctem · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Moderation Totals: Offtopic=1, Funny=2, Overrated=1, Total=4

    Well, I was modded for being both OT and Overrated. Don't you love it when moderators do exactly what you tell them to? ;)

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