Vertical Landing Rockets Before SpaceX 🎥 Space Technology | Channify

https://brilliant.org/CuriousDroid If you thought Blue Origin and SpaceX invented vertical landing rockets with the New Shepard and Falcon 9 then think again. We have had vertical take of and landing systems for the best part of 60 years though its really only in the 1990's that we had a rocket that we directly relate to the new SpaceX and Blue Origin vehicles. In this video we look and the vertical landing rockets before SpaceX including the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-X This video is sponsored by Brilliant.org : https://brilliant.org/CuriousDroid Presented by Paul Shillito Written & Researched By Paul Shillito Images and Footage NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed Martin, Bell Aerosystems Intro music by Mike Mullen BMI www.positrosmic.com