Video Gallery
More videos can be found in various project updates.
Miscellaneous Project Videos
2007 Lunar Lander Challenge
video and photo coverage.
Complete
video and photo coverage of Armadillo's X Prize Cup 2006 preparation and appearance.
90 Second hover at the Oklahoma Spaceport. Three camera, large .wmv file. (21MB)
Three camera view of a horizontal engine firing. (4MB)
Side-by-side view of "Pixel" in a 35 second hover test. (4MB)
The Vertical Dragster is taken out for a full-throttle hold-down test. (9MB)
Vertical test stand engine firing that ends with the injector burning through. (5MB)
Engine test attached to the back of a pickup truck (the engine exhaust knocked the camera over in the second shot). (5MB)
Free hover at the 2005 X Prize Cup. (3MB)
Test hovers of the lander leading up to the 2005 X Prize Cup (13MB)
Hold-down test of the 2005 X Prize Cup lander showing gimbaling in action. (4MB)
Gimbal actuators in action. (2MB)
The team
experiences zero G on G-Force One. (10MB)
The first and only
boosted hop of the 48-inch vehicle. It is completely destroyed in this flight. (4MB)
Flawless hover of the 48-inch vehicle. (8MB)
The 63-inch diameter vehicle
hovers in a tethered test at the shop. (9MB)
Perfect boosted hop of the "Flying Crayon." (7MB)
The jet vane lander takes a
boosted hop but ends up tipping and crashing. (5MB)
Manned drop test demonstrating crush cone deceleration. (16MB)
The "Bomb Pop"
flies unsuccessfully in Oklahoma. (2MB)
First manned flight - Russell Blink goes for a ride. (13MB)
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