SpaceX's Starhopper prototype for the company's planned Starship and Super Heavy spacecraft launched on its highest flight yet on Aug. 27, 2019. -- Story: SpaceX Starhopper Rocket Prototype Aces Highest (and Final) Test Flight: https://www.space.com/spacex-starhopper-aces-final-test-launch-landing.html

SpaceX launched the reusable Starhopper, a 60-foot vehicle equipped with a single Raptor engine, just after 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) at the company's Boca Chica test site in South Texas, with a target altitude of 500 feet (150 meters).


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