DIY: Multi-stage water rocket. Contributor. 4:00 PM PDT · October 29, 2009. I know, I know. ... No sir, this is a multistage water rocket with a nose cone, and parachute recovery system.

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) ...

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.

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?

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. Skip to content Search .

“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.

DIY Space Rocket Blasts Off To Success. 1:28 pm June 4, 2011 By Geeky Gadgets. ... The failure of the parachute system, while disappointing, provides valuable data for future improvements.

Famous flat-earther and DIY astronaut “Mad” Mike Hughes passed away Saturday after his homemade rocket malfunctioned on launch. The steam-powered flight ended tragically as Hughes’ parachute ...

DIY Rocket Scientist “Mad” Mike Hughes Dies Attempting To Prove The Earth Is Flat. By. ... However, an apparent malfunction saw the rocket fall from the sky without its parachute.