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SpaceX Starhopper Completes Final 150m Test Flight Hop

By |2020-03-21T15:38:12-04:00August 28th, 2019|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , |

The big headline for the past couple of weeks has been the SpaceX Starhopper, because it finally completed it's big hop! If you're just coming up to speed, the Starhopper is the first step in the development of SpaceX's much larger Starship and Super Heavy rockets. You may have previously heard this referred to as the BFR or the Big Falcon Rocket. Prior to the most recent flight, the FAA had granted SpaceX the ability to complete unlimited flights tests to an altitude up to 25m and they have utilized that flight permit to perform 3 flight tests so far. Two of them were pretty small, just a couple of centimeters off the ground and one was a little bit larger at 59 ft or 18m. For the past couple of weeks, we've been waiting for SpaceX to complete the much larger 200m test, although the waiting dragged on while SpaceX and the FAA tried to come to an agreement on what the safety parameters would be so that the FAA could issue SpaceX a safety approval.

Why SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk wants to Nuke Mars ?!

By |2020-03-21T15:40:17-04:00August 18th, 2019|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , , |

SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk has said that he wants to Nuke Mars but why?! Does he seriously want to Nuke Mars?  Let's talk more about his ambitious plans for the future of our neighboring red planet.

SpaceX Starhopper Prepares for 200m Hop Test Flight

By |2020-03-21T15:41:37-04:00August 15th, 2019|Categories: Space Education|Tags: , , , , |

SpaceX is almost ready to send it's Starhopper prototype rocket to it's highest altitude yet at 200m. This will prepare SpaceX for future Starship flights which is their much larger prototype development vehicle that is going to take people to the Moon and Mars.

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