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In 2018, CopSub successfully launched its small, unoccupied Nexø II rocket 4 miles up. It floated back down to sea on a parachute. Carsten Olsen / Copenhagen Suborbitals ...
A Chinese Long March 2B rocket's booster was outfitted with a parachute for a launch. The system provides controlled landing capabilities for the rocket. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV) ...
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Nitrogen Rocket Launch Proves Powerful DIY Science - MSNThe science pros at TKOR prove the power of DIY science with a nitrogen rocket launch.
No sir, this is a multistage water rocket with a nose cone, and parachute recovery system. This is the work of a water rocket scientist, or possibly a student with too much time on his hands.
“At 6,500 ft, Rocket Lab’s Sikorsky S-92 helicopter rendezvoused with the returning stage and used a hook on a long line to capture the parachute line,” Rocket Lab said in a release.
Watch the video above to see NASA engineers use a rocket sled to test an enormous supersonic parachute that could one day land spacecraft on Mars. Oh yeah, did we mention that NASA has a rocket sled?
Sixty-one-year-old limo driver and stuntman "Mad Mike" Hughes is still looking to prove once and for all the Earth is flat. His opinion on whether it rests on a turtle's back is unclear.
Learn how to build woodburning cookstoves for your campsite, homestead, or backyard with these DIY rocket stove plans.
Famous families DIY: Parachute Watch our Terrific Scientific famous families make parachutes for toy soldiers using bin liners and string and see whose works best when it comes to testing them out.
61-year-old DIY enthusiast and stuntman “Mad” Mike Hughes is planning his first manned launch of a homemade, $20,000 steam-powered rocket with “RESEARCH FLAT EARTH” written on the side on ...
“Mad Mike” Hughes died on February 22 when the parachutes on his homemade steam rocket failed to deploy and he augured into the sagebrush near Barstow, California, like a giant lawn dart ...
Worse, the parachute failed. No biggie though. For a rocket that costs just $70,000, they’ve achieved a lot.
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