This is a video of Robert “Rocketman” Maddox (who you may recall from his 90MPH jet-powered go-kart or rocket-powered skateboard) taking his latest deathtrap out for a test spin. ‘The Dragon’ (which doesn’t have brakes or a seatbelt yet, but why would that stop a Rocketman?) is powered by a
This is a video of thrill-builder Bob “Rocketman” Maddox (previously: his jet-powered go-kart) taking the ACME Jet Skateboard he built out for a ride. Man, Wile E. Coyote is so jealous right now. “Admittedly, a better idea than I had,” I imagine him thinking to himself while unlacing his roller
This is a video of engineer Xyla Foxlin, model rocketeer Joe Barnard, and a team of aerospace engineers launching a Christmas tree into the wild blue yonder with the help of a very large model rocket engine. Based on the thirty minute video, apparently a lot more went into the
This is a clip from inside the cabin tip of Jeff Bezo’s penis rocket (aka cocket), showing how the four-person crew spent their brief few minutes of weightlessness. As you can see, it was mostly spent oh wowing, doing flips, and tossing pingpong balls around. So, was it worth the
This is a clip from an airplane passenger of an Atlas V rocket launch from Cape Canaveral on May 18th, 2021, carrying a satellite for use by the U.S. Space Force. The liftoff occurred at 1:37PM, and all the passengers on the left side of this flight from New York’s
This is ‘All My Rockets That Didn’t Work’, a compilation video created by Youtuber and model rocketeer BPS.space of all their model rocket crashes over the years. I think this video serves as a very powerful reminder that, even when faced with repeated failures, some people just don’t know when