Armadillo Aerospace Claims Level 2 Lunar Lander Prize 134
Dagondanum writes "Armadillo Aerospace has officially won the 2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2, on a rainy day at Caddo Mills, Texas. Reports came in from various locations during the day and spectators posted videos and images using social networking tools such as Twitter. The Level 2 prize requires the rocket to fly for 180 seconds before landing precisely on a simulated lunar surface constructed with craters and boulders. The minimum flight times are calculated so that the Level 2 mission closely simulates the power needed to perform a real descent from lunar orbit down to the surface of the Moon. First place is a prize of $1 million while second is $500,000."
Not impressed (Score:4, Funny)
If they want a shot at faking another moonlanding they really need to hire a better set designer, that didn't look anything like the moon!
Re:Woohooo (Score:5, Funny)
left arrow, left arrow,left arrow,right arrow,up,up,Up,UP,UP!,UP, shit, we made it.
Re:Not impressed (Score:4, Funny)
If they want a shot at faking another moonlanding they really need to hire a better set designer, that didn't look anything like the moon!
I had a great set for my faked Moon landing. It looked perfect as the rocket came down on its parachute! For some reason folks said it didn't look like a real Moon landing - go figure!
Actually it was (Score:4, Funny)
set cg_bobroll "0"
Girlfriend's reaction (Score:5, Funny)
My girlfriend* just walked in the room and saw me watching the video of the successful flight. All she said was "No, you can't have one."
To be fair, she was joking... I think.
* Don't even think about it.
Re:Erm (Score:2, Funny)
Maybe the setup crew got confused when they saw Carmack and set up a simulated Mars surface instead.
Re:Not impressed (Score:3, Funny)
I had a great set for my faked Moon landing. It looked perfect as the rocket came down on its parachute! For some reason folks said it didn't look like a real Moon landing - go figure!
You silly, the parachute was too big! Everything is lighter on Moon, you need a smaller parachute.
Re:Woohooo (Score:3, Funny)
Like OH MY GOD