The Rocket Goes Up...

[billroper]

Via Instapundit, here's the SpaceX Grasshopper rocket going up, hovering, and coming down to land gently on its tail.

Cool!

Comments

[drzarron.livejournal.com]

I remember back to DCX, a simular vehicle from years back and a quote from Dr Arlan Andrews. "Finally, a spacecraft that takes off and lands on a tail of fire the way GOD and ROBERT HEINLEIN intended."

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

Yeah; I commented to Morris as we watched the video link "all it needs is fins like a Hugo".

And I sent the link to the news story to our Deputy Commander for Cadets in case the cadet who is supposed to be doing an Aerospace Current Event presentation this week is still looking for a topic.

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

COOL!!

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

(fist in air) YES!!!