28 August 2019
SpaceX's Skyhopper impresses with its highest test flight
...a leash for safety's sake both times. Then in July, Starhopper made its first untethered flight, one day after a glitch forced ..., capable of test flights up to 20 kilometres high. Starhopper is the first vehicle to use a SpaceX-designed Raptor engine...
05 August 2020
SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype completes important test flight
... Chica facility since its squat, smaller-scale Starship test vehicle – Starhopper – hopped to 150 meters in August, 2019. Since then, the... 40 seconds, was reported as being even smoother than Starhoppers. "And when the smoke cleared, she stood there ...
