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Armadillo Aerospace Flight Paves Way For Science Payloads

Posted by timothy on from the how-much-for-a-spacemail-stamp dept.

Matt_dk writes "Armadillo Aerospace conducted two groundbreaking atmospheric test flights this weekend with their 'Mod' vertical-takeoff-vertical-landing rocket, a vehicle familiar to anyone who has followed NASA's Lunar Lander Challenge competitions. Flying from their test facility in Caddo Mills, Texas, Armadillo Aerospace first completed a milestone flight under a NASA contract, using methane fuel and liquid oxygen as propellant. Later that same afternoon, a second successful low-altitude flight was performed using a 'boosted hop' trajectory of the same type that will be used for suborbital flights to space."

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  1. Wow by Dan667 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Know that there is a lot of folks involved with Armadillo Aerospace, but at first glance it looks like Carmack just has a gold touch.

    1. Re:Wow by GooberToo · · Score: 2, Insightful

      but mine always worked and I had several theory aces come back later and ask how I figured the assignment out.

      That's because they were told what the solution should look like. You actually figured it a solution without regard for what it "should" look like. That's the difference between knowledge and intelligence.

    2. Re:Wow by barzok · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Failure is a much better teacher than success.

    3. Re:Wow by powerlord · · Score: 2, Insightful

      In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.

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