Monday, February 6, 2012

Armadillo Launches a STIG-A Rocket; Captures Awesome Image of ‘Ballute’

Armadillo Launches a STIG-A Rocket; Captures Awesome Image of ‘Ballute’:



View of parachute ballute deployment at apogee during Armadillo Aerospace’s STIG-A III rocket launched from Spaceport America, taken January 28, 2012. Image courtesy of Armadillo Aerospace

Over the weekend, Armadillo Aerospace launched one of their STIG-A rockets and captured a unique image of their recovery system. A ballute is a cross between a balloon and a parachute, and are braking devices that are usually used at high altitudes and high supersonic velocities. The one used by Armadillo looks very reminiscent of space capsule of the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo eras.

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