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I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F

BPS.space1 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
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Joe Barnard of BPS.space shows his model rocket Scout F landing vertically like a SpaceX booster after seven years of attempts. The video documents the successful landing and the build-up to it.

HN cites it as the landmark example of a hobbyist landing a rocket, and recommends the channel for following that progress.

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4 comments from Hacker News

@chrisdalke2022 · in “I Landed a (Model) Rocket Like SpaceX. It Took 7 Years”

Linking to the primary source, Joe Barnard’s YouTube channel, BPSspace: [VIDEO] . He’s got many videos on this. Would recommend, it’s been very cool to follow his progress over the years.

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@joshuahaglund2023 · in “Estes Rockets Model Scale 1:100 Replica of SpaceX Falcon 9”

That's what I was thinking! For those who don't know BPS landing model rockets vertically, with legs. [VIDEO]

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@Aspos2024 · in “Dragonfly: An optical telescope built from an array of off-the-shelf Canon lens”

But there are actually so so many startups and garage enthusiasts at various stages of readiness to put payloads into orbit [VIDEO]

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@gpm2025 · in “Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket”

There's a hobbyist ~1m orbital hop vehicle: [VIDEO] Pretty sure that, or some other hobbyist project, is going to take the prize for "smallest".

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