Hop to it!

Starhopper    (Photo by nomadd)

In an upward stretch toward the heavens, Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently completed another successful Starhopper flight.

Starhopper is powered by liquid methane, rather than by kerosene.  Musk is hoping to replicate its Raptor motor within the next generation of SpaceX rockets.

Future SpaceX Starships will “feature at least three Raptors”capable of take-off and landing.  Musk envisions them transporting passengers to other worlds, as well as between earthly continents “in rapid time.”

Resources

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49494586

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