New Jump Grasshopper (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 occur 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 aircraft 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, the fuel maybe a couple hundred thousand dollars.
In December 2012, Grasshopper (Grasshopper) jumped 40 meters. And now - even higher.
A fascinating sight of a close shot of the engine, the hang of such a colossus in the air and a delicate landing at the launch site.
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December jump - for comparison:
Musk : ... if humanity wants to become multi-planetary, the fundamental breakthrough that should occur 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 aircraft 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, the fuel maybe a couple hundred thousand dollars.
In December 2012, Grasshopper (Grasshopper) jumped 40 meters. And now - even higher.
A fascinating sight of a close shot of the engine, the hang of such a colossus in the air and a delicate landing at the launch site.
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December jump - for comparison:
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/172127/
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