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Video of SpaceX’s Grasshopper Reaching 250 Meters

By Doug Messier
Parabolic Arc
April 22, 2013
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Video Caption: SpaceX’s Grasshopper flies 820 feet, more than tripling its March 7th leap.

Grasshopper is a 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle that SpaceX has designed to test the technologies needed to return a rocket back to Earth intact. While most rockets are designed to burn up in the atmosphere during reentry, SpaceX’s rockets are being designed to return to the launch pad for a vertical landing.

3 responses to “Video of SpaceX’s Grasshopper Reaching 250 Meters”

  1. Stuart says:
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    Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice…!

  2. getitdoneinspace says:
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    I truly admire both SpaceX’s accomplishments and their approach to engineering solutions to challenges. Go SpaceX and all the great folks in their employ!!!.

  3. mfck says:
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    I like the way she leans into the wind. Looks almost alive

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