Private Rocket Launch Tests Supersonic Parachute, Reusable Spaceship Tech

by Leonard David, SPACE.com’s Space Insider Columnist

Date: 08 February 2012 Time: 07:00 AM ET

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A balloon-parachute recovery system was deployed during a Jan. 28, 2012 flight of an Armadillo Aerospace rocket. CREDIT: Armadillo Aerospace View full size image

The private spaceflight company Armadillo Aerospace is taking a close look at the results from its latest rocket test in the New Mexico desert — a flight that hit a snag while testing a new launch and balloon parachute technologies.
The Heath, Texas-based company founded by computer game developer John Carmack launched the slender unmanned rocket to an altitude of about 50 miles (82 kilometers) during the Jan. 28 test from New Mexico's Spaceport America.

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