Author Topic: Armadillo Aerospace Update Thread (Read 244740 times)

hop · « **Reply #160 on:** 04/09/2011 08:16 pm »

Quote from: swampcat on 04/09/2011 11:22 am

Quote from: hokieSpace05 on 04/09/2011 03:59 am
I'm guessing they haven't fixed their engine startup issues? Or they are still under launch restrictions?

Anyone know?

They went back to Texas. WSMR apparently wouldn't clear their launch from SA in the time they had available. No word yet on what the problem was from WSRM's POV, the start-up issues or about another attempt.

Via Jeff Foust on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jeff_foust/status/56801176024383489

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Armadillo hopes to have new agreement with WSMR signed next week to permit Tube launch the following week. #sa11

swampcat · « **Reply #161 on:** 04/10/2011 08:45 am »

Quote from: hop on 04/09/2011 08:16 pm

Via Jeff Foust on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jeff_foust/status/56801176024383489
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Armadillo hopes to have new agreement with WSMR signed next week to permit Tube launch the following week. #sa11

Thanks for that.

hop · « **Reply #162 on:** 04/16/2011 06:43 pm »

A few tidbits...
- The methane quad has a new home page: http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/ (via http://twitter.com/MorpheusLander )
- Mod gets some sweet 50s style fins: http://twitpic.com/4lm807
- No news on when they can try to fly stig again: http://spacefellowship.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=396&start=2302

zaitcev · « **Reply #163 on:** 04/18/2011 04:53 am »

Reminds the discussion about the number of legs? Well, now we have 5.

Robotbeat · « **Reply #164 on:** 04/19/2011 03:07 am »

Quote from: zaitcev on 04/18/2011 04:53 am

Reminds the discussion about the number of legs? Well, now we have 5.

And zero. Stig.

hop · « **Reply #165 on:** 05/03/2011 10:24 pm »

Not really sure where this belongs, but it's an Armadillo vehicle so I'm putting it here. Project Morpheus is live streaming a test of their quad vehicle right now http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/live/

Robotbeat · « **Reply #166 on:** 05/04/2011 02:16 am »

I love the personification of the Morpheus vehicle. Very Japanese.

mto · « **Reply #167 on:** 05/13/2011 05:02 pm »

Danderman · « **Reply #168 on:** 05/13/2011 05:05 pm »

That's why they have a tether.

HammerD · « **Reply #169 on:** 05/13/2011 05:11 pm »

Quote from: Danderman on 05/13/2011 05:05 pm

That's why they have a tether.

That is a nasty test. Looks like they really need alot of work on it. They should thrust up the engine slower...

A_M_Swallow · « **Reply #170 on:** 05/13/2011 10:31 pm »

Test #4 on 4th May 2011 was better behaved.

NotGncDude · « **Reply #171 on:** 05/15/2011 04:14 am »

Still clearly unstable though.

NotGncDude · « **Reply #172 on:** 05/15/2011 04:16 am »

Quote from: HammerD on 05/13/2011 05:11 pm

Quote from: Danderman on 05/13/2011 05:05 pm
That's why they have a tether.

That is a nasty test. Looks like they really need alot of work on it. They should thrust up the engine slower...

I saw in some forum that it was an electronics problem that caused the the engine to fail open. The flight software aborted instantly but couldn't shutdown. (disclaimer: I have not confirmed this)

hokieSpace05 · « **Reply #173 on:** 05/21/2011 09:42 pm »

I saw in some other forums that the tube rocket (aka Stig) may have had an "event". Anyone here any other info?

comments section...
http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/?itemid=29641

hop · « **Reply #174 on:** 05/21/2011 11:50 pm »

In other armadillo news, fin mod did a static fire: https://twitter.com/wikkit/status/72021780570714112

mto · « **Reply #175 on:** 06/06/2011 09:30 pm »

A full throttle hold down test of the Armadillo Aerospace Mod rocket, nicknamed "Dalek", on 2011.05.26. This is approximately the burn time that the vehicle will have in free flight.

This represents around 180,000 lb*s of total impulse, near the upper end of what the FAA defines as a Class 3 Amateur Rocket. In the letter scale used in small rockets, it would be a 'T'.

The engine runs on liquid oxygen and denatured ethanol. This rocket will be flying payloads for the Nasa Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research program, aka CRuSR.

Jason1701 · « **Reply #176 on:** 06/06/2011 09:56 pm »

I'm looking forward to seeing this fly free. I just hope AA is more open with its activities than it was with the likely destruction of Stig.

Danderman · « **Reply #177 on:** 06/07/2011 12:38 am »

Is Dalek really that stable, or are tie down lines keeping it from swinging around?

Robotbeat · « **Reply #178 on:** 06/07/2011 12:39 am »

Quote from: Danderman on 06/07/2011 12:38 am

Is Dalek really that stable, or are tie down lines keeping it from swinging around?

Tie-downs.

mto · « **Reply #179 on:** 06/07/2011 02:10 pm »

... and now in 3D