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Hexacopter video of a SpaceX Grasshopper launch

jonesjones Posts: 281
edited 2013-10-14 08:02 in General Discussion
Some pretty nice aerial video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZDkItO-0a4

Comments

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-10-13 22:19
    That is the coolest video and subject matter ever!

    Ground view of a different launch & landing:
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2013-10-14 07:45
    erco wrote: »
    That is the coolest video and subject matter ever!

    Yeah, I like cows, too!!

    That rocket thing in the background really had them scared, though!

    Seriously, I hadn't heard of the Grasshopper before. I'm watching this thinking; "that's ascending way too slowly", "it's not gonna make it!" and other such thoughts until I realized what was going on (poor cows!).

    Totally cool!!! There is a video that comes up after the one you link to that shows the launch and landing and how well it does returnig to the launch pad. Double Cool!!
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2013-10-14 07:50
    Cows!

    Somewhere, someone in the control room was having flashbacks of Lunar Lander....
  • ctwardellctwardell Posts: 1,716
    edited 2013-10-14 08:02
    I guess on a positive note, if the rocket should fail, at least we get to have a BBQ...

    C.W.
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