Local Star Wars Rocket Event

A group of San Diego rocket engineers built a 21 foot long 1:1 scale X-wing rocket including R2D2 droid co-pilot:



One pre-launch quote stood out to me: If it holds, the X-Wing will be fully recoverable.

I believe it launched over the weekend (10/6 or so), and suffice it to say, R2D2 did not survive:


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I checked and my R2D2 is still safe and sound in my cube, if you would like to offer condolences for his relative.