I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as the landmark example of a hobbyist landing a rocket, and recommends the channel for following that progress.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2022 to 2025.
What Hacker News said
Recommends chrisdalke · 2022-08 · on “I Landed a (Model) Rocket Like SpaceX. It Took 7 Years”
Linking to the primary source, Joe Barnard’s YouTube channel, BPSspace: [this video] . He’s got many videos on this. Would recommend, it’s been very cool to follow his progress over the years.
Cites joshuahaglund · 2023-04 · on “Estes Rockets Model Scale 1:100 Replica of SpaceX Falcon 9”
That's what I was thinking! For those who don't know BPS landing model rockets vertically, with legs. [this video]
Cites Aspos · 2024-05 · on “Dragonfly: An optical telescope built from an array of off-the-shelf Canon lens”
But there are actually so so many startups and garage enthusiasts at various stages of readiness to put payloads into orbit [this video]
Cites gpm · 2025-06 · on “Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket”
There's a hobbyist ~1m orbital hop vehicle: [this video] Pretty sure that, or some other hobbyist project, is going to take the prize for "smallest".