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    I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F

    BPS.space

    1 HN recommender · recommended in 4 months, 2022–2025

    YouTube

    7:05 · 10M views · Aug 1, 2022

    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

    1. @chrisdalkeAug 2022· in “I Landed a (Model) Rocket Like SpaceX. It Took 7 Years”

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

      RecommendsView on HN
    2. @gpmJun 2025· in “Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket”

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

      CitesView on HN
    3. @AsposMay 2024· 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 this video

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    4. @joshuahaglundApr 2023· 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. this video

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