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I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F

I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F

BPS.space
1 HN recommenders · discussed 2022–2025
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About this video

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.

Why it appears in the archive

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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From the Hacker News discussion

chrisdalke · 2022-08 · rec

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

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joshuahaglund · 2023-04 · reference

That's what I was thinking! For those who don't know BPS landing model rockets vertically, with legs. [VIDEO]

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Aspos · 2024-05 · reference

But there are actually so so many startups and garage enthusiasts at various stages of readiness to put payloads into orbit [VIDEO]

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gpm · 2025-06 · reference

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

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