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So the idea isn't to literally hop? They ultimately want to land it the same way the F9 rockets land now, and this is just a test?
by dencodev 6y ago
So the idea isn't to literally hop? They ultimately want to land it the same way the F9 rockets land now, and this is just a test?
- dwaltrip 6y agoYep, basically. The biggest difference is that this is the second stage. With this new rocket, both the first stage and second stage will be fully reusable. The Falcon 9 second stage is thrown away each launch.
- badwolf 6y agoBingo. They did similar tests with a Falcon 9 test article called "Grasshopper" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZDkItO-0a4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZDkItO-0a4