Masten qualifies for Level2 of Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X PRIZE Challenge 2009

Hahaha...the guy driving the truck reminds me of Dick Van Dyke falling all over the place, except that he does it while driving.

Seriously, they should have someone else handle the driving...even if he is the boss.

The flying was awesome, but the driving was hilarious!

Congratulations, you went quite far from the Andiamo times!!

"The Dude abides," Dave Masten continued.

This about creating a new industry that pushes the planet's economy out into the solar system.

Great job guys!

wait, does this mean masten took level2 first prize over armadillo??

Good job.

That guy shouldn't be driving that truck though.  Look at the truck. It's been beat to shit. I wouldn't let him be driving around that badass rocket.

The way it looks we might see someone win the Google lunar Xprize soon.
Winning level 2 of the Northrop lunar lander xprize is supposed to demonstrate enough delta V to perform a lunar landing.
Of course making it work in space will be a lot more work then making it work on earth.

whats its impulse

Those are "shock diamonds". When a supersonic flow exits a rocket or jet nozzle, the heated gas expands, then over-expands, contracts, bounces, expands, over-expands etc, like an oscialling spring. Whenever the gas 'bounces', it heats, and whenever it overexpands, it cools, causing the bright and dark alternating patterns.