Skyline of Richmond, Virginia

Video of Mod flight

10.27.07

Here’s a video I shot of the final Mod flight of the day Saturday, which suffered the engine problem that prevented it from landing successfully. The lander is out of view for the second half of the video, hidden by the terrain (including an unfortunately-placed bush), but you can hear the audio of the play-by-play of the flight and the audience reaction when it was announced the vehicle had not landed safely.

Categories: Armadillo Aerospace, Events

posted by Jeff Foust on 10.27.07 @ 11:18 pm

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