“The first-of-its-kind reusable rocket made its highest leap to date last month before gently returning to Earth. Video recently released by the private space company showed the 10-story tall vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) vehicle blast off to more than 1,000 feet and then slowly descend back to its launching pad in McGregor, Texas. For the first time, the rocket ‘made use of its full navigation sensor suite with the F9-R closed loop control flight algorithms to accomplish a precision landing’ on its June 14 launch, according to SpaceX. SpaceX founder Elon Musk has explained he hopes to revolutionize space travel with the reusable rocket.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/10/watch-spacexs-grasshopper-rocket-completes-highest-leap-yet/

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