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Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am
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 armadillo update Posted on: Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:37 pmjust seen that they have got the engines working tiptop now. bjhowever could someone explain to me what there ship is like n if there are any pics? have they even built the final craft yet? if so how big etc? any vid clips.? robb
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Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:08 pm
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Posted on: Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:14 pm Hi robiwan,
Armadillo's spacecraft has gone through several design iterations. Although it was always going to be vertically launched, the original method for landing was with parachutes and a crushable nose cone to soften the impact. However, Armadillo has now decided to go with a powered descent (similar to the DC-X project of the 1990s). I don't think there are any pictures of the final vehicle yet; however, given the simplicity of their design I wouldn't be surprised if in one or two weeks we see some pretty cool stuff. A cool video of an egine test can be found at: http://media.armadilloaerospace.com/200 ... rTests.mpg |
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