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🕑 Added 2017-10-17 11:34:07 +0000 UTC

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Tom, I'd highly recommend a conversation with Joe Barnard. <a href="https://www.bps.space/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.bps.space/</a> He's building a gimbaled rocket a la SpaceX. Might be a fun collaboration.

Tom Stanton

Yeah that's the plan ;)

David MacDonald

Oh man that’s gonna be cool! You planning on a vertical landing?

Tom Stanton

Hey Charlie, Yeah I'm attempting to build a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will land itself... yep that sounds crazy right. I'm not going to be using actual rocket engines, but will use ducted fans instead because I need full control of the thrust output. So it's more of an electrically driven representation of the real falcon 9! I've been working on the stability and control aspect of it for a month or so now, so I'm hoping it'll be a success! Thanks

That's a rocket with a landing leg. I'm a level 3 certified Rocketeer if you wanna talk.