150 Meter Starhopper Flight Test [video]

150 Meter Starhopper Flight Test [video](youtube.com)

21 points by netinstructions 6 years ago | 5 comments

FrojoS 6 years ago |

Worked perfectly (well almost)!

https://i.imgur.com/scVWycD.png https://i.imgur.com/dZo8wcx.png

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYb3bfA6_sQ

chrisjc 6 years ago | |

Almost? Are you referring to some projectile seen flying away from landing spot? Anyone have idea what it was? It looked like some kind of pressurized tank.

FrojoS 6 years ago | | |

Yes. Was visible in Tim Dodd's stream. Some people speculate it was part of the landing cladding.

dwaltrip 6 years ago |

This was super epic to watch. It's really cool to see the development process. The raptor has been called the most advanced engine in the world, and this 150 meter hop seems like a really nice milestone. 60 second burn, successful lift-off, and landing as well!

grecy 6 years ago | |

Just 12 months ago the head of France's space program said that the BFR and Raptor Engine were science fiction.

It's amazing that even experts in the field can't predict with any kind of accuracy what SpaceX can and will achieve.