SpaceX Starhopper Test Success
Win for SpaceX's Elon Musk
Next Generation Spacecraft
"Water towers can fly!" That's what an elated Space X CEO Elon Musk had to say as his next generation spacecraft Starhopper successfully tested at a SpaceX facility in Texas. Starhopper is a prototype meant for takeoff and landing tests. It's the first in what's expected to be a long line of vehicles in the Starship program for trips to the Moon and Mars.
Starship
Musk has big plans for Starship. In 2023 he plans to fly a group of artists in it for a trip around the Moon. He also expects to fly humans to Mars using the spacecraft. In the 7/26/19 test, prototype Starhopper took its first untethered launch, climbing 65 feet. Within a week, Musk says he'll test launch it again, targeting a height of 650 feet. He hopes to test an orbital version by the end of this year. For a free Kindle borrow of my latest book "Big Space News 2019", go to amazon.com/author/ekane https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TYG31KM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i11
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Next Generation Spacecraft
"Water towers can fly!" That's what an elated Space X CEO Elon Musk had to say as his next generation spacecraft Starhopper successfully tested at a SpaceX facility in Texas. Starhopper is a prototype meant for takeoff and landing tests. It's the first in what's expected to be a long line of vehicles in the Starship program for trips to the Moon and Mars.
Starship
Source: Space X Starship artist image |
Musk has big plans for Starship. In 2023 he plans to fly a group of artists in it for a trip around the Moon. He also expects to fly humans to Mars using the spacecraft. In the 7/26/19 test, prototype Starhopper took its first untethered launch, climbing 65 feet. Within a week, Musk says he'll test launch it again, targeting a height of 650 feet. He hopes to test an orbital version by the end of this year. For a free Kindle borrow of my latest book "Big Space News 2019", go to amazon.com/author/ekane https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TYG31KM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i11
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