Hyperion Sled Launched Rocket

Philip Bono's impressive single-stage-to-orbit design from the 1960s, the "Hyperion," captivated the aerospace industry with its innovative features. This remarkable vehicle, equipped with a plug-nozzle engine for ascent and re-entry heat shield, was capable of transporting 18,100 kg of payload or up to 110 passengers to orbit in just 45 minutes, or to any point on earth.
One unique aspect of the Hyperion was its launch method - a horizontal takeoff and vertical landing (HTVL) sled that provided a 300 m/s boost to the vehicle before it ascended to orbit. The sled was 3 km long with a straight course followed by a 1 km ascent up a mountainside, providing a 3 G acceleration.
This sled launch mode not only reduced the SSTO's dry mass, but it also made the Hyperion fully reusable, ideal for flights from inland sites, where fuel tanks wouldn't have to be dropped during flight. The Hyperion traveled at an astonishing 1100 km/h as it left the sled at the end of the 3 km launch rail.
However, the Hyperion's launch system required a 1.7 km high mountain, which made Douglas, the manufacturer, view the concept mainly as an experimental vehicle. Despite this, Douglas projected the cost to develop the Hyperion at $1.5 billion ($8 billion in 1999 economic conditions), with a cost per seat of $3000, or $15000-16000 in 1999.
In conclusion, Philip Bono's Hyperion design was a groundbreaking creation in the aerospace industry, showcasing the possibilities of a single-stage-to-orbit vehicle with unique takeoff and landing capabilities. Although it was viewed as experimental, the Hyperion remains a remarkable achievement in the history of space exploration.

[@Hazegrayart]

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[@hildebertocarreiro9232]

The thunder birds are go

[@DannyBoYfutube]

Very cool effects bro!

[@hildebertocarreiro9232]

Make sled flying drone reusable

[@TrickOrRetreat]

When you can't afford the last camera 😂

[@user-rk4jt8hr8w]

There should be someone in side

[@davidmaclennan3189]

I zoomed in really tight and realized the pilot is a coyote!

[@garyross722]

Bravo, that was good!

[@thomasboese3793]

Sadly, he still can't come close to the Road Runner.

[@HippieRednex]

Love it😂😂😂😂

[@tricky1581]

Was his name Wi Ley?

[@albertoferreira403]

😂😂😂beep beep

[@davidgeorge1281]

No physics was either used or harmed during the filming of this production.

[@jamesyoung6379]

Ahhhh, hahahahahahaha 😂😂😂

[@Z66uz]

И химия ,математика тут не впричём😅😅😅

[@Deems42069]

Hahahahaha

[@user-ue9jr9sl2y]

Физика и графика😂

[@romanford1411]

ФФФФФФФФФФФ. ДОБРЕ ЩО ТАК А НЕ ГІРШЕ ​@@jamesyoung6379

[@CesarAnton]

And I guess it's fueled by the love and hope of the pilot

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

Beans actually. A whole lot of beans and a lighter.

[@CornballLyric]

​@ScottMcMaster-er4xj LOL. Sounds about right.

[@gienek70]

To elektryk, naładowany z gniazdka, czego nie rozumiesz?

[@Dicka899]

I don’t mind this video raising awareness of what we really need, a cheap orbit system.

[@StanisLove_]

Интересная вещь... Это пока что испытательный? А разгонная платформа потом сохраняется? Или разбивается? Конечно, такую вещь лучше бы спускать на парашюте!

[@CountJonnySculls]

If you listen carefully right before takeoff, you can hear a young boys voice counting, "86...... 87..... 88 miles per hour, doc! We're going home!"

[@fredericpicher1389]

quite good and subtle!

[@samuilrivkin4558]

назад в прошлое)

[@paraiso7000]

Mierda m engañaste m pegué el móvil para escuchar el niño que pendejo soy😅

[@Halzan98]

Марти МакФлай?!)

[@ediltonsant]

A volta dos que não foram. 😅😅😅

[@olliperez9022]

Fuel gets supplied via bluetooth instead of carrying it . Thats genious!

[@jorgeiturbe953]

Solar power😂

[@adi.olteanu.1982]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@davisasantos6739]

​@@jorgeiturbe953 no way 😂

[@michellelogsdon9037]

First thought too

[@ALLASALAMI666]

But what happens when the internet goes down?

[@splaticusmax4576]

It's amzing how every CGI rocket works beautifully.

[@HollywoodCreeper]

It's almost as good as the AI generated instamodels I pretend to go out with.

[@markjosephgonzales265]

flat head spotted

[@Lovelysoul7]

they are liers..

[@Pharozos]

At least the sound design was nice in this one.

[@casbot71]

​@@HollywoodCreeper Mine just friendzoned me...

[@ArabellaPottery]

The camera guy was right there next to the rocket to get that perfect shot! 😂😂😂

[@DerSystematiker]

If this was real that guy would probably be named "Tri Pod".

[@tullochgorum6323]

Wow - a rocket that runs without any fuel. Now that's truly impressive!

[@bailey9r]

Solar ;

[@elyrienvalkyr8167]

A sled powered by 2 or 3 solid fuel rockets, and the rocket itself is a 2 part body. The base of the cone is a fuselage with loads of thrusters. The top bit would be the control module and stabilizers.

[@tullochgorum6323]

@@elyrienvalkyr8167 Not at all clear what you're trying to say. If you've ever actually looked at a rocket, you'd recognise that around 15% of launch weight is the structure, only 1%-5% is payload, and the rest is fuel. That's why rockets are rocket-shaped - it's to hold the humongous levels of fuel required to reach the minimum of 17,000 kph you need to do anything useful. Let's be more than generous and assume that the launch sled can reach 1000 kph of vertical speed - this still means sweet FA in terms of achieving orbital or escape velocities. So the fact that this proposed design doesn't appear to have any space for fuel is a teensy, weensy problem...

[@hafizullahattaie8685]

بلی این شعله آتش که از عقبش بیرون میزند همه باد هوا است😂

[@fiegenfiegen]

Wow! This rocket magically just burns fuel that is stored nowhere!

[@FactsRawTruth]

Powered by CGI

[@Adrian-vd6ji]

party pooper....

[@morpher44]

zero-point energy

[@David-jh8mp]

That’s why the crew inside the capsule had to be put on a pure diet of beans.

[@sirifimay]

The fuel is in the tracks, duh

[@nathanweiler128]

Fully reusable** “What about meeeeeeeeeeee??” -The sled

[@EricK-nm2gg]

Wilfholm scream as he completes the incline.

[@nomodlegitson7036]

Sled lives matter

[@wakenow1]

It's a computer generated video...

[@nathanweiler128]

@@wakenow1 your first time visiting Hazegrayart?

[@EricK-nm2gg]

@@wakenow1 go back to sleep, it’s real, believe it, move away from the truth, it’s bad

[@Maishu777]

This looks like a scene from the 1960s "Lost in Space".

[@matthenry3569]

So much fuel in such a small package, where did they store it all? That's some amazing technology right there, being able to expand the internal space, without also expanding the external housing.

[@E4RLIES]

Transmitted via a special fuel Wi-Fi system of course! 🤓🤠🔥🔥🔥

[@KiamichiOzarks]

Those Hot Wheels tracks from our childhood really came in handy when coming up with new ideas for today.

[@Bugdriver49]

LOL...kinda looks like a HW track...yep. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade BUT...this idea about hangs with the outfit trying to "spin" objects into LEO. Is it called Spin Launch...not real original name...... Why isn't anyone working on a rail gun launch to low earth orbit??

[@EasyThereBigFella]

You nailed it with the Hot Wheels track idea origin! lol! 😂

[@JustJoe326]

​@@EasyThereBigFella Those Hot Wheels were a dollar each when I was a kid.

[@EasyThereBigFella]

@@JustJoe326 Me too. I can still remember running over to the display carousel at Caldor's department store to see if I could beg my mom to permit me to choose one, to add to my hoard. Each one was played with till utter destruction. I wasn't the "Kept in the original packaging" type of kid. 🙂

[@ericf42]

They really should paint the track orange...

[@davemorris6747]

Wow. That’s the fastest shuttlecock I’ve ever seen👍

[@JeffNeet]

Underrated comment 🤣

[@bigjohn1202]

Cue the Beavis and butthead laugh............ now....😂

[@darrensawatzky3855]

you should see the size of the racket

[@seabreezedesigns.]

😂😂😂😂

[@micoestinor9639]

Hahaha same broo😂

[@BroncLander]

Turns out the sled part is actually a 1969 Orange Dodge Charger with a couple of down home, wholesome cousins in it

[@coreyduma325]

This solves no problem and introduces many

[@MrImperator2]

Я помню в 80х на школьных олимпиядах тоже подобные проекты рисовал, а потом пошел в 7 класс и начал изучать физику.

[@ruslankairkanov454]

Ракета Р1 стартует на Луну! Мультик был пятидесятых годов, и фильм какой-то.

[@terrymore]

Şuan ne yapıyorsun

[@danielmiller2676]

​@@terrymore 7th grade in the 80s? He's probably planning for retirement hopefully.

[@user-kh9nt2mo8r]

Сейчас преподавание, в меньшей степени ограничивает полет творчества😂

[@user-we2jo2pl8h]

Надо было запатентовать.

[@subhendusaha8624]

Dictator: That missile is not pointy enough

[@catothecensor]

Also Elon Musk: That missile is not pointy enough

[@Nurizaman2110]

😅😅😅😅​

[@nu4chune]

Kim Jong?

[@ftr925fm]

documentary from professor popeye😂😂

[@subhendusaha8624]

@@nu4chune no Aladin

[@frmrchristian8488]

One of the best sounds ever.

[@josevela2943]

Forget the rocket I want some more video of that sled LOL

[@JKiler1]

If only the animators knew what rocket exhaust looked like...

[@syndrome1965]

Or sounded like...oh, wait...!

[@OntarioBearHunter]

And how much volume is for fuel

[@billybifocals]

Go animate something better then... Genius.

[@JKiler1]

@@billybifocals not the point. Tired of people trying to pass off bad animation as if it's real.

[@TeamDoc312]

​@JKiler1 Who said it was supposed to be real? This short is from Haze Gray Art. It's animation. If that's not plainly clear, that's a you problem, not the animators.

[@androidemulator6952]

"Fireball XL5" or "Thunderbirds"- 1960s Marionation series !

[@aphilipdent]

Don't forget about the 50's movies like "When Worlds Collide"

[@normm1619]

This doesn’t have that great opening jazzy theme….

[@MRRice-wz3bv]

Go Fireball XL-5.

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

The actual closest to xL5 is to one of the existing rocket launchers in development ...right down to the nose fins. I don't know if it's Musks pet or the other billionaire egos plan to try to avoid paying taxes by setting up on the moon... 😂

[@scotpens]

That's SUPERmarionation!

[@addiwrki108]

It's strangely therapeutic and satisfying to watch- even better than all those ASMR vids here on YT...

[@lukehaddix4710]

These things are getting more hilarious every day

[@amiralavi5585]

The design is more logical than my plans to get rich quick

[@harrydehnhardt5092]

Made my day. Thank you for the laugh!

[@user-zk4vi5hw6x]

i AND A FRIEND CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA WAY BACK IN 1977 should OF PATENTED IT The only thing is we put it on a mountain over 15000 above sea level and used magnets to get it up to speed not a chem rocket The rocket kicked in just before it left the track

[@user-zc2hk3cs6v]

Honestly that seems like a better idea to me. Maglev-railgun like sled….

[@sumduma55]

​@@user-zk4vi5hw6xpatents last 20 years with a couple year extension being available on certain situations. So 1977- you would still miss out on any royalties.

[@DBSMODs]

​@user-zk4vi5hw6x ... and you capitalized "OF" 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jacobsheppard862]

Love all that insane sled architecture to get you a whole 100mph closer to 17550 mph. Excellent use of resources.

[@vapormissile]

Sled manufacturing group reports you to HR

[@Arcexey]

⁠@@vapormissile S.M.G. shill detected

[@vapormissile]

@@Arcexey We also represent that goofy swing-arm launcher & SpinLaunch but we are opposed to that 747 with a space shuttle on it. SPACE ELEVATOR 2025

[@Arcexey]

@@vapormissile okay, let's compromise. can we put the elevator on a sled?

[@vapormissile]

@@Arcexey an angled one, of course. You've got to *angle* it. Space Escalator ftw.

[@andanandan6061]

The fully reusable SSTO The launch cradle : Well....I guess I'm not included.

[@skifisk]

I had the same idea and I think is actually the future of space travel. BUT the rails should be working as a rail gun. The sled can release the rocket at the peak and just builda slow down part where it will simply slowly stop, return and be ready for the next catapult. This technology can easily launch a rocket every few minutes!

[@BVN-TEXAS]

Man y’all would make George Lucas proud with that kinda animation.

[@mukangwakalonda7726]

Who said is an animation

[@saywhat6279]

Anybody whos watched it 😅​@mukangwakalonda7726

[@colbornfarms4849]

Amination

[@Nick-mg5zj]

@@mukangwakalonda7726me. I’m saying it’s an animation

[@Freefalen97]

Definitely animation

[@zack2chat812]

Super Dave would be proud

[@flthunderdigginwrob3162]

Lmao

[@timsorensen2667]

Yeah except he'd be stuck to the sled somehow

[@AlBrownComedy]

NEW PAIN!

[@davidwelch8086]

I saw him strapped to the front of the rocket

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

Super Dave was strapped to it

[@alandavey6786]

I feel like I just watched the modern day equivalent of evil kenevil jumping the grand canon, that was fckn awesomeness inc, hats off to the simplicity of that idea.

[@walteruntersee4524]

Very efficient burn! The tank would be 10X the size of the module!

[@picklerix6162]

Don’t forget to put a parachute on that sled because rocket sleds don’t grow on trees.

[@sammchenry738]

Neither do rockets, but NASA is fine throwing them into the ocean.

[@angryhairpeice]

The sled could stay on the track.

[@relichunter7308]

It’s ok. They have a guy running around trying to catch it!

[@blauer2551]

But they land in trees

[@AstroTommy66]

No last minute abort on this one… if an engine fails to ignite you’ve already reached the speed of no return!

[@SyedAli-zn9ty]

If rocket fails to start The capsule carrying astronauts in the air can still come safely down by opening up emergency parachutes.

[@bfgoodrich8564]

Speed of no return is >11.186 kps.

[@Teesquared00]

Unless a significant number of engines don't start, it will have enough thrust to keep climbing for quite a while even if it wont get into orbit. If somehow all the main engines failed to ignite than the speed from the sled is likely enough to keep it airborne long enough to deploy chutes.

[@Moneymark1979]

@@Teesquared00 What is wrong with u??

[@Teesquared00]

@@Moneymark1979 Lots. You want a list?

[@timobatana6705]

It took me a few seconds but I was like why does everything look so clean, oh

[@davidvaughn7752]

You are such a genius. It is work like this that inspires people to look to the stars! Our presence in space is possible! Thank You!

[@narcischism473]

This looks like a miniature set for an 80’s movie.

[@dogwalker666]

Looks like Fireball XL5 Gerry Anderson.

[@tonyhudgins4702]

When Worlds Collide

[@nickhaluta9141]

When worlds collide was made in 1950 and this is how they launched the space ark

[@JustaKubrickFan]

Thunderbirds

[@dogwalker666]

@@JustaKubrickFan look up fireball XL5 also Gerry Anderson.

[@mikesarno7973]

This is real! I just got hired by this company to catch the sled.

[@joeodell8115]

And what piece of equipment are you using....... A large aramid fiber net ?

[@user-lq7xe7mg1c]

😂

[@mikesarno7973]

@@joeodell8115 It's all done by hand.

[@raushansharipov3895]

Парашют.

[@scottrich976]

Try glide wings and parachutes ?

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

That ramp is gonna have to be insanely strong

[@paulbuswell6566]

The G's pulled on that transition to vertical would be intense

[@montewall5813]

It would be 1/6th that of earth so not really that bad

[@paulbuswell6566]

@@montewall5813 I don't think you understand how the physics of G forces work. There are ways to experience G forces other than gravitational acceleration. You would experience 1/6th of earths G, standing on the surface of the moon.

[@montewall5813]

@paulbuswell6566 G-force (gravitational force) on the moon while accelerating is less than on earth. Since it takes less even to leave the moons surface than earths. Hint the moon lander needed less thrust to leave the moon than a rocket to leave earth. Also the earth's atmosphere plays a crucial role that cause drag that the moon didn't have. So that requires less g force to leave the moon.

[@montewall5813]

@paulbuswell6566 true you can experience g forces centrifically as you also free fall will get to 1G (9.8mps) on earth

[@paulbuswell6566]

@@montewall5813 In freefall on earth you will experience zero G (atmospheric drag excluded).. They've built a whole company based on that fact (the vomit comet) I'll repeat. G force STANDING on the moons surface is around 1/6th of earths gravity

[@MassimoM1971]

If you wanna go in space you must left something behind you. The sled: why me?

[@mohamedamojahed8718]

ههههههههههههههههههههه

[@Pat_Kole]

Amazing use of rocket power to go horizontal. Across the ground. Like a train.

[@davyjones1511]

The winner of the Rainham Trials was called Rocket if that's any consolation.

[@jon2153]

Problem finishing I see 😄

[@hellbent7062]

There's a Desert train on Boba Fett that was rocket powered. It was pretty cool until it crashed. 😂

[@user-dq5xx9hi4q]

More like a rocket sled.

[@danawelch5593]

Takes less fuel to accelerate horizontally.

[@billgerety3359]

The power of 10 billion butterfly sneezes. Well done.

[@Skippymizzle]

That was friggin awesome!! Talk about a fireworks show!!

[@chadgdry3938]

Not enough velocity as it left the ground, not enough fuel to get into orbit, under thrust engines. But still a neat idea

[@Drakonsima]

идея хреновая, т.к. разгон происходит за счет той же ракеты. А еще после каждого запуска надо менять железнодорожное полотно.

[@chipburns4123]

This is for the moon.

[@helgervaljar7919]

Это луннные технологии, там это технология пройдет

[@chadgdry3938]

@@helgervaljar7919 Но до тех пор все это впечатляет и просто волшебно.

[@chadgdry3938]

@@chipburns4123 Ahhh, That makes more sense. With 1/8th Earth Gravity, it is a whole different game.

[@HueMongussD]

Almost looks real. Pretty cool!

[@JimmyPX]

Half of ppl doesn't know it's CGI

[@ThatGuy-be7ey]

It's a cool concept for sure

[@lpcranwelli]

@@JimmyPXalso nasa

[@blissextoll4864]

It's pretty close to reality except on the rails it somewhere seems like video game

[@ballrogg7092]

No it doesn't

[@run1492]

I love the powerful sound of the rocket at the final part, congrats to the engineers... of sound heheh

[@thatscardo313]

We going all the back to the 1950s with this one😂😂

[@brianevans673]

As a former bmx rider, I approve of this launch method

[@JijoTomy]

I love this idea. Would be cooler if there are stops where people can get in and out.

[@CarsCatAliens]

Gotta plug your ears when the express flys by as it breaks the sound barrier lol

[@KnOnHeavensDoor]

Lmfao !

[@petehill3634]

😂

[@PresidentofAntifa]

that is the most absurd comment in this entire section.

[@chromee2007]

😂brilliant 👏 😂😂😂

[@ful48j]

Gerry Anderson had the same launch system in Fireball XL5 in the 1960s.

[@adrianstorey5673]

Now we just need a reusable sled.... I wanna see THAT thing come back to earth..!

[@robertmendick3195]

The track ramp is reminiscent of what the German V-1 flying bombs used in WW2

[@gladius40000]

Так они ещё работают.

[@kayejeyeracer]

Why not??!! Lesss GO!!!

[@christopherchick6419]

I have to imagine that change from horizontal to almost vertical would include g-forces that would be extremely harsh on the human anatomy. On the other hand, if this is a test for a future launch system that does not include passengers, it would work fairly well, I suspect. I wonder if this system would work even better if performed on an arc whereby the vehicle was aimed downhill first, allowing for a slight gravity boost before arcing up to the release point.

[@mikedickison244]

Seems a lot of thrust for a small payload . How did they retrive it?

[@FrecherLuchs]

​@@gladius40000ah you try to be funny... We dont start with your Country, ok? 😉

[@ramonmacias9013]

Reminds me of the way they launched the rocket in the old movie "WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE"

[@stillbreezing5330]

I thought you were gonna say like the 'road runner cartoons'

[@gentium1]

Оператор красавчик! Всё заснял идеально!🎉

[@shill4645]

The kids TV show Fireball XL5 did exactly this in the early 1960’s. This was like a flashback. Nothing new. I suspect the animator had seen it. If the rocket sled was launching space X Starship you’d basically be watching the opening of the show.

[@cyotedude]

Now we need a fully reusable sled

[@tims_always_fishing7117]

I just went to Kennedy space center and it was badass. I agree with you

[@maanviss3840]

I hope the sled is not fell on people's head 😮😮😮

[@TheDuckAndRogerTheHorse]

I thought you said Shed

[@XVRickXV]

All the sled needs is a parachute or maybe some airbags to deploy before it hits the ground.🤔

[@hugorobleslopez6812]

Traduzcan al idioma español o mejor no pongan

[@sbalfre]

The television show called Fireball XL5 did this way back in the 1960s

[@trojanthedog]

Oh yeah. Steve Zodiac and Venus.

[@kenkinnally6144]

Thunderbirds Are Go!

[@sbalfre]

@@trojanthedog not forgetting Robbie the Robot

[@sbalfre]

@@kenkinnally6144 not quite, but the both had the same creator

[@frederickjohnsen4246]

Werner Von Braun did it in the 40s

[@barrymc9420]

As a retired crash test dummy veteran, I can assure you that I would succeed in not surviving this hotwheels launched rocket

[@kalenysh]

Конструктор не искал лёгких путей в космос, и пошёл по пути наибольшего сопротивления и самой длинной траектории.

[@SCSlimBoiseID]

Simulation (CGI/AI). No exhaust plume from the rocket fuel burn. This method of launching was depicted in the old sci-fi film, "When Worlds Collide", BTW.

[@quinnritiqal819]

Made me think of When Worlds Collide, too

[@user-iq8to5hi3s]

hhh😂😂😂

[@geog26]

Looks like the big onion shutle design also

[@eniax]

Impractical concept for ballistic missles, obviously

[@bobviously]

If I recall correctly what they want to do, it is to get all initial speed from the rail gun. After it gets to approximately orbital velocity, it is at the top of the mountain. Almost no fuel used up to that point

[@dads_diy]

This new fuel is insane. Ten fold power and 999% less volume. Someone needs a raise

[@jksjrgfpsjgr]

i think the idea is that the sled picks up the fuel that is stored in the trough. think of those rocked sleds being slowed down by displacing lots of water. i have 0 info if thats what they want to show off, but i had the same idea a couple years ago and its consistent with the animation. (notice the two spherical tanks next to the start position)

[@TroublezAhead00]

Hmmm, interesting if true/correct.

[@user-vx8zc2oj6x]

اللغة العربية

[@kregadeth5562]

When you don’t understand rocket boosters, this is the kind of thing that you say.

[@kregadeth5562]

I’m really ashamed of you and all the others that know so little about rockets that they don’t know the rocket also carries fuel inside it, not just in the booster rockets.

[@williamjosko3603]

It’s Gerry Anderson’s Fireball XL-5 from the 1960’s show…he was so ahead of his time.

[@mhfuzzball]

I am also reminded of the title sequence of the video game Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, in which the player characters are sent into space via sled-launched rocket. Made by a corporation called Hyperion.

[@bobbucks]

Drawing fuel from another dimension..brilliant!!

[@MrDsturman]

You may have just solved a problem that will be possible in 1000 years

[@bobbucks]

@@MrDsturman lol fuel mysteriously disappearing from fuel tanks in dimension 1412, news at 11.

[@user-gv7qd4rx1k]

Не плохая постонова. Надо было только добавить пыли в сообветствий с разгоном и толчок при включения основной ступени. Ну и в конце концов как он падает. Так как вы забыли что при отрыве телеги образуется корман на меньшего сопротивления плюс гравитация дают наклон в 7 градусов. Дальше в плот ных слоях атмосферы идёт движения воздуха в виде ветра силой до 40 метров в секунду и при отсутствии вращения корпуса и стабилизационных крыльев лететь ему не долго. Ну и главное с таким баком при удаче можно долететь только до стратосыеры.

[@fedorhub3089]

Проще по спирали разогнать.

[@riorym]

Это симуляция полета

[@user-gc8kp7ug8m]

Ну слава богу все прояснилось,а я было подумал опять бетономешалку на луну запускают.😊

[@iDaMarik]

😂😂😂

[@shortchange26]

Say what mf?

[@Mike-vvwvvwvv]

They should do it on Mt. Everest. Saving over 5 miles of fuel which is significant.💀

[@noobdernoobder6707]

You think of Sherpa powered fuel transportation? Man, that's Genius! Those engines even work on low oxygen levels.

[@Mike-vvwvvwvv]

@@noobdernoobder6707 You dont know your physics. Dont assume that you're going to use sherpa people to push your rocket or use combustion engine. Use magnetic rails like they use to shoot the rail gun or high speed train technology to launch the rocket 5 miles up then use the rocket booster. Think before you act. Your sarcasm isnt working.

[@Soniti1324]

@@Mike-vvwvvwvv He's having fun, mate. Try it. It can be quite nice, from time to time.

[@fishrman29]

Would expect to see a way bigger fuel tank area with that much fire coming out. Ok, this is an edit. I was told it is fuel tank volume and not area. Yes, I was wrong but people knew wtf I meant. LOL I am not a GD engineer for f's sake. just some schmuck making a random comment.

[@user-ws1zf9uv5g]

88o❤e

[@user-ws1zf9uv5g]

😅❤

[@bernardmiller3030]

There is a gas station on the corner of a crater and a runway on the MOON. Just fill up when you get there !

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

It's an airospike with spherical tanks.

[@someguy7258]

Exactly what I was thinking! The way that thing is cranking out thrust, compared to the overall size, even if the entire thing was a fuel tank and engines, it would probably run out of fuel halfway down the sled track at best!

[@ThatsnewsTV]

Back in the 1960s Fireball XL5 was launched by exactly the same launch system! Gerry Anderson was something of a techno prophet.

[@vapoet]

Look up the movie "When Worlds Collide." The idea came a decade before the Fireball.

[@CornpopTheBadDude1]

Omfg ive never heard of this, thank you!

[@rodrickard5528]

Gerry was such a dedicated genius.

[@Shooe-wl9eh]

😆 🤣 😂

[@martinmolloy3544]

The idea is hundreds of years older than you think

[@tylerowens4947]

Dang, I love cgi! No, seriously. This is so much fun to see visualized. But the sound design is what really puts this over the top. Well done, whoever did this.

[@The1Kraken]

In the world of missiles… that thing is the turtle to the hares. That thing is knocked off while it’s still on the track. That’s gonna be a hard “NO” from DoD.

[@bubbabearhuntington2295]

That's going at least 3 mph. The audio is awesome

[@valery-chkalov]

Маловато будет.

[@dimmon2432]

😂

[@eduardoroman3894]

I heard they clocked it at 4 mph but I cant confirm the source.

[@BirdmanandPrincess]

look how high the sled flew, that's a hell of a lot faster than 3 mph.

[@TheRealStraw]

​@BirdmanandPrincess "at least 3mph" AT LEAST. So it's definitely going at least 3mph. But 4mph sounds ridiculous, need a source for that.

[@keithgibson568]

This reminds me of a 1950s film 'when worlds collide' the rocket in that was launched this way.

[@user-ht1xu4gv2u]

Same thought they use same principle to launch ark. And 15 mins. Later on new nplanet😊

[@t-bonebigears]

Also puppet show Fireball 5000,or something like that name. 😮

[@allen5317]

I just watched that movie yesterday

[@kenhavens9559]

Read the books if you haven't already. "When Worlds Collide" and "After Worlds Collide".

[@matthewgaudet2564]

It looks like it's going to fall out of the sky

[@raymondlopez6271]

You know, i think the coyote might just get that freaken road runner after all.

[@traceyhauptfleisch852]

The pilot ain't no coyote - it's obviously Dr. Strangelove

[@K1PS777]

I truly love the sound of those rocket thrusters 🫡🚀

[@Botoburst]

Sounds like the falcon 9.

[@JakobVarming]

It's computer generated - all of it...

[@Undergroundsubs-1]

That's what she said

[@user-rt1mi7zz1x]

Isn't it just one?

[@danlhoy]

Farts, zippers, and popcorn mix.

[@RichardBonomo]

We used to call this the "Fireball XL5". RIP Gerry Anderson.

[@jhill4874]

Dang! Beat me to it! 😃

[@kendom33]

Absolutely what I was thinking

[@kenroocroft4077]

On our way hommmmmme

[@urbannpa]

I had that Toy....and it was spectacular!.

[@jhill4874]

@@urbannpa I have the DVD set. Brings back memories. Only ran 1 season.

[@erikhoryza9068]

"OOOH, YEAH, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?" "ABSOLUTELY NOTHING"

[@viriatus7452]

There is the same scene in the movie: """When Worlds Collide (1951 film)"""

[@wilfstor3078]

I saw versions of this that were proposed to use Maglev technology instead of the rocket sled

[@wallace-bv4rl]

Something to push it along other than the rockets and fuel it needs to fly would seem to be a good idea 👍

[@kevintucker3354]

Now that I could get!

[@vincentrusso4332]

Exactly my thoughts

[@ahadicow]

hard enough to build a track to handle this kind of weight and speed without Maglev and 10 nuclear powerplants.

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

Maglev would save on fuel.

[@Schatten2712]

We're getting to mars on a roller coaster guys

[@jesusespinoza3724]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sudilos1172]

Fully Resuable! Sled: hello darkness my old friend.

[@eriksax]

Who exactly is supposed to maintain all of that precisely engineered track after getting fried by a rocket?

[@vk2ig]

_When Worlds Collide_ - an oldie but a goodie, worth watching.

[@edwingriffin8889]

Definitely a good movie but it's a great book.

[@Andrew-13579]

The rocket-plane in that old movie looked more plausible than this. 😄

[@kregadeth5562]

Wait. They made a movie out of it? I tried to read the book but it just sort of felt like the author wanted you to know he was smart, instead of just writing a good story. I couldn’t make it passed the first chapter. His writing was just too pretentious. However I am really interested in the story . Just not the authors version of it.

[@kregadeth5562]

@@Andrew-13579this is real. It’s CGI but this is real proven science. The rocket sled launched space ship IS the future. It will be the way we continue to do space science after governments outlaw booster rockets.

[@Andrew-13579]

There were two authors of the book…and its sequel, “After Worlds Collide”. Look it up on Wikipedia. It gives the synopsis of both …spoiler alert, though. I would advise don’t read the synopsis if you plan to read the sequel. Looks like it should be worthwhile. Just read it…assuming a copy can be found. …yeah, they can be bought, even audiobooks of them. Apparently, George Pal planned to make the movie for After Worlds Collide, too. But I guess he made Conquest of Space and it was a box office failure, and so was never able to make the sequel.

[@sergeiassistant4359]

Сильно напоминает фильм "назад в будущее" ; рельсы,паровоз,обрыв ... 😂😂

[@user-fl8jj8tg2c]

Немой фильм Аэлита.

[@wanheterotroph8918]

That's so funny because it's true!

[@geraldfrost4710]

It's going more than 88 miles per hour...

[@konstantinmatrosov8582]

Это из фильма Большие гонки

[@denbeiryt2639]

В 37 году в СССР сняли фильм про лунную ракету то же с рельсы пошла

[@rodrickard5528]

Surprised they didn't barrel-roll the rails for that maximum funding effect

[@mcintoshdev]

Having the flame is a dead giveaway that no part of that is actually physically possible.

[@jefferyshall]

These video games get better and better.

[@piscialassini]

It's not a videogame. This guy makes CGIs of spacecrafts that existed only on paper but were never built for various reasons. He is actually very good.

[@rickmills4801]

Yessir, and if we're not REAL CAREFUL, they'll be calling it "news".

[@davidwalters4014]

I could watch this over and over again! Dam, I have!

[@johnsmithe4656]

"That's impractical and overly expensive." -- engineers "Impractical and overly expensive you say??" -- Elon Musk

[@fredericpicher1389]

Great idea to place a curve when you need to gain speed

[@immkrishna]

-What about fuel? -when you return, We will full you double, just manage for now!

[@user-gv4cx7vz8t]

So said every tank batallion commander in Ukraine!

[@crazybox7326]

a very russian reply! lol

[@streamer_services]

If you look real close you can see a guy sitting on top of that rocket riding it like a bronco bull with a cowboy hat in his hand screaming..."YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAWW"

[@didgemanjan]

That's the modern Baron von Münchhauzen.

[@noopyvillenikkoworld1511]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@roguecheddar6252]

Nice shoutout to Slim Pickens in Dr. Strangelove.

[@PeterJ-lb5vj]

That's exactly what was in my head when I saw that! Classic. Slim Pickens was such a great actor.

[@AngelleSL]

I adore 🥰Horizontal rocket launches!

[@user-of4rh1fc2e]

В 1920 годах, в СССР был снят фантастический фильм полета на луну. Ракета была с таким же стартом.

[@SBCGM]

Reminds me of a sci-fi series called XL5. That was like 40 years back...

[@chrisdrew2275]

Fireball XL5

[@augustusd1]

Fireball XL5. A puppet anamation series with a catchy theme song. I loved it. But I was only 7.

[@stevemurphy6352]

more like 60 years ago !!!

[@sweenie58]

Fireball XL5 and don't forget the Thunderbirds

[@lintran3211]

was that before or after 1980s BUCK ROGERS??!.....lol

[@rickmills4801]

Shades of Fireball XL-5!!! ---And I am TICKLED to read that I'm not the ONLY '60s Child who remembers it!!!

[@frankosmith6718]

Aye, Aye, Vergil.😂

[@gladeloy3341]

You could see the strings.

[@ebisalehi483]

دهه ۶۰ معروفه به نسل سوخته

[@user-ym5wz2ei8q]

"MAINTAIN COURSE" said Robbie the robot.

[@bigmac60]

On our way home…..

[@martinsly9624]

Runs on unleaded love and positivity

[@christopherbrown5413]

I had no idea badminton has become this awesome. 😎

[@ZamroniRoni]

with today's fuel technology, the rocket is too short

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

Why? It's an aerospike with cylindrical tanks.

[@user-bj2kf7zb1e]

Это мультфильм…

[@YouKnow-yd3zm]

Gas is too expensive to put a bigger gas tank

[@dorange_]

CGI folks CGI

[@user-ox1ug2ur3y]

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