Vertical-Landing Rockets Before SpaceX

Curious Droid · Explainer · 10 min · 2018 · YouTube title: Vertical Landing Rockets Before SpaceX

Why it's here

HN commenters cite it as evidence that vertical rocket landing was demonstrated long before SpaceX, with the DC-X as the main example.

What it covers

Curious Droid surveys vertical take-off and landing rockets that predate SpaceX and Blue Origin, including the McDonnell Douglas DC-X of the 1990s. It shows that propulsive landing has about 60 years of history.