Grasshopper 325m Test

On June 14, SpaceX's Grasshopper flew 325 m (1066 feet)--higher than Manhattan's Chrysler Building--before smoothly landing back on the pad. For the first time in this test, Grasshopper made use of its full navigation sensor suite with the F9-R closed loop control flight algorithms to accomplish a precision landing. Most rockets are equipped with sensors to determine position, but these sensors are generally not accurate enough to accomplish the type of precision landing necessary with Grasshopper.

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+13 1. PaterSin commented 11 years ago

the rocket from http://www.snotr.com/video/11416/Proton-M_Rocket_Failure could have used those sensors

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+5 2. LobsterKing commented 11 years ago

They are truly doing some incredible things!

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+6 3. krillemaster commented 11 years ago

The landing is the most incredible part, holy shit O_O

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+8 4. smi commented 11 years ago

I miss The Ring of Fire as a background music.

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+1 5. cameramaster commented 11 years ago

That's an Amazing piece of video.

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-4 6. Judge-Jake commented 11 years ago

kin noisy

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+1 7. blue_alien commented 11 years ago

You guys should try Kerbal Space Program

http://www.penny-arcade.com/report/article/nasas-jet-propulsion-lab-is-obsessed-with-a-certain-game-and-i-bet-you-can-

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+3 8. sux2bu commented 11 years ago

Looks kind of familiar..

http://www.snotr.com/video/10999/SpaceX_rocket_hovers_820ft__320m__and_lands

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0 9. housepony commented 11 years ago

And all done with highly efficient Electric fuel.`~.T.~

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-4 10. Salokin commented 11 years ago

with that wasted amount of fuel one could support an african village for one year..

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+7 11. sunnydaze4me commented 11 years ago

#10 What could an African village use rocket fuel for?