send your sputnik to space for $56 million

SpaceX's Grasshopper rocket prototype made another record-setting vertical takeoff and landing this week from the test pad near McGregor, Texas.

Grasshopper rockets are being developed for use in resupply missions to the ISS and beyond. They'll be reusable instead of burning up in the atmosphere.

The 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing vehicle rose to an altitude of 744m (2440 feet) on October 7th, 2013. A single camera hexacopter got closer than any previous flight, delivering the stunning view.

SpaceX is a private company owned by Elon Musk the business magnate, inventor as well as by SpaceX's management and employees.

Just remember, if you don't like to wait for Grasshopper to be commercial, you can always for a cool $56.5 million send a Falcon 9 rocket into space, its SpaceX other star-ship...

No cows were injured during this space rocket test

SpaceX, one of the private companies that’s keeping alive the dream of space exploration in the wake of NASA refunding, test-launched its Falcon 9 rocket prototype, code-named Grasshopper on Tuesday. 

The Falcon 9 rocket prototype flying to a 250m altitude with a 100m lateral maneuver before returning to the center of the pad. The test demonstrated the vehicle's ability to perform more aggressive steering maneuvers than have been attempted in previous flights, as company CEO Elon Musk.

Holy cow! Nice flight.

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