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Hover test for the American spaceship "Starhopper"

On July 16 another step forward to get to Mars

Tthe first hover test for the prototype of the giant spaceship "Starhopper" by the company "SpaceX" will be in California on July 16. It will coincide with the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission.The test was announced on Twitter by the CEO of aerospace airline Elon Musk. The giant spaceship will try to get off the ground for 20 meters and then it will land on the launch pad."Starhopper" is...

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Hawthorne, USA, 07/15/2019 15:13
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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