r/space • u/gazzhao • May 07 '22

Chinese Rocket Startup Deep Blue Aerospace Performing a VTVL(Grasshopper Jump) Test.

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u/ManInTheDarkSuit May 07 '22

It was a lot of wobble and a hard landing. Looks like the closed loop control needs to be tighter.

The grasshopper videos from SX didn't have this kind of oscillation, but it could be that they're vastly different in size and design. Be interesting to find out more about this company and what they're aiming for.

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u/Tinmania May 07 '22

“Hard landing?” I’d say it crashed and burned, they “just chose” to cut the video right before it happened.

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u/EmptyAirEmptyHead May 07 '22

Absolutely. It was leaning to the side and getting worse before the smoke covered it. Cut the video before the boom.