As you can see, it was only the briefest lift off the ground, but again, this was an initial test. The final reusable launch vehicle stack is intended to look like this:
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
SpaceX Grasshopper Takes First Hop
SpaceX's Grasshopper testbed, intended to develop a reusable space launch platform (vertical takeoff, vertical landing) has made its first brief test hop:
As you can see, it was only the briefest lift off the ground, but again, this was an initial test. The final reusable launch vehicle stack is intended to look like this:
As you can see, it was only the briefest lift off the ground, but again, this was an initial test. The final reusable launch vehicle stack is intended to look like this:
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