Carmack's Armadillo Lunar Lander almost became roadkill...

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  • MultimediaMan
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 1905

    #1

    Carmack's Armadillo Lunar Lander almost became roadkill...

    Close call; lucky they didn't lose the entire vehicle...

    http://www.space.com/news/071028-arm...e-failure.html
    Hey, Donny! We got us a German who wants to die for his country... Oblige him. - Lt. Aldo Raine
  • Nowhere
    Super MURCer
    • Jun 2002
    • 4830

    #2
    In their case, isn't that again?

    Not sure why Doc has such high hopes in safety of their design.
    Also not sure if beeing led by game engine designer helps much...

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    • Dr Mordrid
      Moderator
      • Apr 2001
      • 26592

      #3
      One of their quad's is what crashed a few weeks ago, not the MOD.

      Not just me but a lot of biggie aerospace companies. Let's not forget that Neil Armstrong was almost killed in a late test of the LEM simulator but Bell Aerosystems stuck it out and the Grumman LEM itself worked.
      Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 28 October 2007, 20:49.
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      • Nowhere
        Super MURCer
        • Jun 2002
        • 4830

        #4
        I was also thinking how their efforts with first X-prize, the one won by SpaceShip 1, turned out...

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