Crazy dude rockets himself 1,875 feet to see if the Earth is flat
So Hughes built himself a rocket that propelled him to 1,875 feet, about 99 feet higher than One World Trade Center.
So Hughes built himself a rocket that propelled him to 1,875 feet, about 99 feet higher than One World Trade Center.
Imagine something like this, but with a giant net attached.
The company hopes to launch hundreds of rockets per year at a very low rate due to the smaller rocket and payload size.
Spectacular landings are a great first step, but a rocket will not be truly reusable until it is, well, actually reused.
SpaceX takes the next step towards reusable rockets with the test-firing of a previously landed first stage.
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