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SpaceXs Grasshopper, the future of cheap spaceflight, performs perfect test flight
2013-09-09 21:41:29| Extremetech
SpaceX has released a spectacular new video of its vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTVL) reusable launch vehicle (RLV) Grasshopper. Grasshopper is the first stage of SpaceX's efforts to create a reusable space launch system that, by virtue of not wastefully dropping everything into the ocean, will massively reduce the cost of spaceflight -- like, to the point where you and I could visit outer space for less than a few months' salary.
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