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Rocketry Euphemisms (2011-11-13)Ben Brockert of Armadillo Aerospace offers some great rocketry euphemisms in a talk at SpaceVisions 2011. When things go wrong there are many terms rocketeers use to describe the situation. Many of ... [Read More]
Armadillo’s Stig rocket reaches 140,000 ft (2011-12-06)December 4 2011 launch of Armadillo Aerospace Stig-A at Spaceport America. Apogee is near 140,000 ft above sea level. More details to come at http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/ [Read More]
Stig B flies and returns under Wamore recovery system (2012-12-06)Here is a video of the launch and recovery of Armadillo Stig B all within the same frame. The Wamore recovery system brings the rocket back within 80 meters of the launch. During this launch the ... [Read More]
Crew View STIG B-1 (2013-02-17)Great behind the scenes video of the Armadillo Aerospace STIG B-1 crew during launch. Love that slow takeoff. [Read More]
STIG B Flight 3 (2013-03-01)Sad Armadillos! Nice Launch with a not so nice recovery. [Read More]
Armadillo Aerospace is out of money (2013-08-03)There is apparently a good reason we have not heard from Armadillo Aerospace since a STIG-B launch back in February. They are effectively out of money and have entered a “hibernation ... [Read More]
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