First Look at SpaceX’s Grasshopper Suborbital Vehicle

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Elon Musk ‏ @elonmusk
Landing gear of the mega thrust propulsive landing rocket done (next gen Falcon). First hops soon.

Making large scale rocket propulsion landing work well is a critical step towards a fully reusable Mars transport system

… which is the critical breakthrough needed for life to become multiplanetary.

(Tip of the hat to Clark Lindsey at Hobby Space for finding this picture.)

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  • Andy

    I think they’re going to need a bigger telehandler.

  • banner man

    Crap!…I only noticed how big it was when I saw the telehandlers…..

  • Paul451

    We’re used to seeing little hoppers being tested, like Masten’s X-landers. This gear will go under a full sized Falcon 9 first stage.

    (Question: Will Grasshopper be the biggest VTOL rocket vehicle ever?)