[ad_1] Just like yesterday, SpaceX is lined up to attempt its most ambitious launch yet of the water tower-like Starhopper test vehicle. This is all in preparation for its upcoming Starship, but first the Raptor engines and frame need some shorter non-orbital attempts. If all goes well, it will fly to around 500 feet high […]
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Watch SpaceX’s Starhopper attempt a 150m ‘hover test’
[ad_1] Ready for the next generation of SpaceX vehicles? Before the Starship launches, it’s testing out the new technology on this Starhopper test vehicle, which is scheduled to make its highest jump yet at about 7 PM ET. If all goes well, it will pop up to about 150m / 500~ feet. Check below for […]
SpaceX’s Starhopper test vehicle successfully makes its first bounce
[ad_1] After completing zero of two launch attempts on Wednesday, SpaceX went two for two on Thursday. Its Dragon spacecraft is making a third trip to the ISS, while its Starhopper test vehicle took a tiny jump from its test pad in Texas (the picture above is from Wednesday’s fiery test that was aborted just […]
SpaceX’s Starhopper test aborted seconds after starting
[ad_1] The Starhopper was supposed to lift off for a short flight — 65 feet in the air, to be precise. However, the prototype vehicle didn’t move after its rocket shot out flames and smoke. The test was supposed to happen last week, but it was pushed back because Starhopper was engulfed in flames during […]
SpaceX’s Starhopper will undergo hover test next week
[ad_1] The Starhopper has already undergone two previous hop tests and shown that it can lift a few inches off a launchpad. Now the Raptor engine has been mounted to the Starhopper again so the next stage of testing can begin, with a hover test scheduled for Tuesday, July 16th. This is where the engines […]
Get an up-close look at SpaceX’s latest Starhopper test
[ad_1] Now that SpaceX started test firings and short “hop” tests on the launch pad at its Boca Chica, Texas site, it’s apparently comfortable enough to show off the results. Tonight Elon Musk — apparently unbothered by an internal investigation or ongoing wrangling with the SEC — tweeted this two second clip of the snub-nosed […]
SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ test vehicle takes a short Raptor-powered trip
[ad_1] As SpaceX proceeds with development of its Starship vehicle, it’s first testing out the spacecraft’s Raptor engines. Today a stubby Starhopper test vehicle mounted with a single engine — as opposed to the more advanced Phase 2 version shown above — completed its first tethered hop of just a few inches at the Texas […]