A privately built rocket prototype that could lead to a completely reusable spaceflight system has passed its biggest test yet — a 12-story hop and smooth landingThe experimental reusable rocket, called the Grasshopper, made its highest and longest flight yet on Dec. 17, marking the prototype's third successful test by the private spaceflight company SpaceX
reaching a height of more than 40 metres
A video of the Grasshopper test flight shows the rocket soaring up into the Texas sky, then smoothly descending to land on four legs
deep space rocket passes key milestone
next-generation rocket, a behemoth of a booster expected to launch astronauts deeper into space than ever before
The new mega-rocket, called the Space Launch System, passed a series of reviews that laid out the technical, performance and schedule requirements for the heavy-lift booster. The completion of the so-called System Requirements Review and System Definition Review allows program managers to proceed into the rocket's preliminary design phase
he rocket is being designed to carry out the agency's future human space exploration goals, such as sending astronauts to visit an asteroid or other planets ...
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