SpaceX fan builds mini Falcon 9 rocket with a drone, lands it in a pool
 

SpaceX fan builds mini Falcon 9 rocket with a drone, lands it in a pool
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Well, this is kind of adorable.*

An intrepid space fan used a flying drone to reproduce a SpaceX rocket landing in miniature form. Two new videos show the tiny rocket coming in for a landing on a mockup of the private spaceflight company's drone ship floating in a swimming pool.

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"The legs deploy in flight, and I've got a removable 'Flame' that can be attached," the YouTube description of a 30-second cut of the video says.*"The Droneship is made from 1" insulation foam, and is built to the correct scale for the 1m tall rocket. It is a tiny landing pad, and give me even more respect for the amazing accomplishment that is landing the real one!" Read more...


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