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Armadillo Aerospace Claims Level 2 Lunar Lander Prize

Posted by kdawson on from the putting-it-down-easy dept.

Dagondanum writes "Armadillo Aerospace has officially won the 2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2, on a rainy day at Caddo Mills, Texas. Reports came in from various locations during the day and spectators posted videos and images using social networking tools such as Twitter. The Level 2 prize requires the rocket to fly for 180 seconds before landing precisely on a simulated lunar surface constructed with craters and boulders. The minimum flight times are calculated so that the Level 2 mission closely simulates the power needed to perform a real descent from lunar orbit down to the surface of the Moon. First place is a prize of $1 million while second is $500,000."

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  1. Not impressed by SmallFurryCreature · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they want a shot at faking another moonlanding they really need to hire a better set designer, that didn't look anything like the moon!

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    1. Re:Not impressed by NoYob · · Score: 3, Funny

      If they want a shot at faking another moonlanding they really need to hire a better set designer, that didn't look anything like the moon!

      I had a great set for my faked Moon landing. It looked perfect as the rocket came down on its parachute! For some reason folks said it didn't look like a real Moon landing - go figure!

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    2. Re:Not impressed by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2, Funny

      I had a great set for my faked Moon landing. It looked perfect as the rocket came down on its parachute! For some reason folks said it didn't look like a real Moon landing - go figure!

      You silly, the parachute was too big! Everything is lighter on Moon, you need a smaller parachute.

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  2. Re:Woohooo by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

    left arrow, left arrow,left arrow,right arrow,up,up,Up,UP,UP!,UP, shit, we made it.

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  3. Actually it was by MRe_nl · · Score: 3, Funny

    set cg_bobroll "0"

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  4. Girlfriend's reaction by YourExperiment · · Score: 4, Funny

    My girlfriend* just walked in the room and saw me watching the video of the successful flight. All she said was "No, you can't have one."

    To be fair, she was joking... I think.

    * Don't even think about it.

  5. Re:Erm by mobets · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe the setup crew got confused when they saw Carmack and set up a simulated Mars surface instead.

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  6. Re:Woohooo by justins · · Score: 2, Funny

    Like OH MY GOD

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