New Grasshopper Jump (Grasshopper) SpaceX

    SpaceX continues to work on creating a reusable cheap rocket.

    Musk : ... if humanity wants to become multi-planetary, the fundamental breakthrough that should happen in the rocket industry is fast and fully reusable rockets. While they are not there, space transport will remain two orders of magnitude more expensive than it should be ... Imagine that you need a new plane for each flight. Very few people will fly at the same time ... The cost of fuel on the Falcon 9 is only about 0.3 percent of the total price. So, if a vehicle costs $ 60 million, fuel may be a couple of hundred thousand dollars.

    In December 2012, Grasshopper (Grasshopper) jumped 40 meters. And now even higher.
    A bewitching sight from a close shot of the engine, freezing of such a colossus in the air and a filigree landing at the launch site.


    December jump - for comparison:


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