danielravennest
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Elon is building a shiny rocket in his back yard.
This is a prototype of the future SpaceX heavy lift rocket's upper stage. It only has three engines, and will only fly a few miles up, as it is intended to test take-off and landings only. This is similar to the "grasshopper" vehicle they used to develop landing technology for the smaller Falcon 9. Amazingly, this was assembled outdoors, at their new launch site near Brownsville, TX, at the very southern tip of the state, on the coast.
This is a prototype of the future SpaceX heavy lift rocket's upper stage. It only has three engines, and will only fly a few miles up, as it is intended to test take-off and landings only. This is similar to the "grasshopper" vehicle they used to develop landing technology for the smaller Falcon 9. Amazingly, this was assembled outdoors, at their new launch site near Brownsville, TX, at the very southern tip of the state, on the coast.