Pic of the Day

This is the Starhopper test platform used by SpaceX to test it rocket engines and ability to re-land intact.

Starhopper will never see space, but SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hopes its successor, called Starship, will eventually transport up to 100 people (and roughly 150 tons of cargo) to far-off destinations such as the Moon or Mars. Starhopper is propelled by SpaceX’s Raptor engine, which is powered by liquid oxygen and cryogenic liquid methane and will eventually be placed in the Starship and Super Heavy rockets.