TPM – SpaceX has over the past few months been testing a new experimental reusable rocket design, which the company calls “Grasshopper,” launching and landing it twice in two separate “test hops,” from its site in McGregor, Texas.
Spacex’s ultimate goal, and that of its founder Elon Musk, is to drastically reduce the current costs of space travel to get them closer to airfare costs — down from $1,000 per pound to $10.
Spacex has a google plus page. They have pictures shots of the Grasshopper
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