"Published on Jul 5, 2013"
"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."
Read more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGimzB5QM1M
That is impressive. They plan to reuse the rockets, even after re-entry.
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Someone must have read the owners manual. I'm more of a button pusher until I get frustrated.
Neat video, any way you look at It.
SpaceX is owned by Robert Bigelow.
What you might not know is that Robert Bigelow is also a fan of the Paranormal, and purchased the Skin Walker Ranch.
The Hunt For The Skinwalker
The book is available at the Kenosha Library.
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