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Grasshopper 744m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter)

SpaceX · demo · Watch on YouTube

Space exploration & spaceflight

What it is

SpaceX footage of the Grasshopper vehicle's 744 m test hop, filmed from a hexacopter that gets closer than earlier flights. Grasshopper was a vertical takeoff and landing rig built to test returning rockets to the pad.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Used as the go-to clip showing SpaceX's reusable-rocket landing tests, often in comparisons with other vertical landing programs.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I was astounded the first time I saw one of their McGregor, Texas rocket tests”

    Hexacopter footage hovering above a descending rocket

    BrandonMarc, 2014-04 · Recommendation · in “SpaceX CRS-3 Mission”

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Topics: spacex, grasshopper, vtvl, rockets, test flight

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