Reusable "Grasshopper" Rocket Concept Makes First Test Flight

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Reusable "Grasshopper" Rocket Concept Makes First Test Flight #120480 Wed 03 Oct 2012 04:00:PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,977 Los Angeles, USA Webmaster Launch Director
Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,977 Los Angeles, USA	It's one small hop for a rocket, but one giant leap for reusable rocket ships: A private rocket prototype has sailed through a 6-foot hop that, while short, marked a in a major test for a novel reusable launch system being developed by commercial spaceflight company SpaceX. [More] Source: Reusable "Grasshopper" Rocket Concept Makes First Test Flight David Cottle UBB Owner & Administrator