We are so used to rocket launches that we rarely comment on them, but this launch of SpaceX’s Grasshopper is unlike any I’ve ever seen because it’s intentional. Seriously, this feat of control of a rocket is mind-boggling to witness. Yes, it’s a reusable rocket, and this is the 4th test which hovered to its highest height to date of 24-stories (80.1m or 262.8 ft). There’s another video going around Reddit with Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire, but somehow just hearing the rocket sounds in conjunction with this controlled ascent/descent brings you closer to the action. SpaceX has been claiming one victory after another in the commercial space program, proving that people driven by a passion are indeed capable of amazing feats. It’s like the rebirth of a space program that we can all touch. Wow!
