Comments | qhudspeth: Feather Fall

qhudspeth

Feather Fall

May 19, 2011 11:27

Now, this. This is sweet.

The idea is to stabilize and slow the reentry of a space vehicle using only the aerodynamics of a falling feather. This test run shows proof of concept beautifully.

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roamin_umpire May 19 2011, 18:57:52 UTC

That is an amazingly clever idea. You're just full of good science today! :)

qhudspeth May 19 2011, 20:26:36 UTC

I'm full of something...