The top of the Starhopper is still under repair.
The SpaceX Starhopper demonstrator made its first real atmospheric
flight on July 25th.
Obviously, the Starhopper is solid because it could withstand these few damages.
Despite the success of the Starhopper, the Raptor engine continues to be constantly changing.
Such a pace suggests that the company is already projecting well beyond the Starhopper.
The Starhopper as we can see it today is very
close to its final design.
In the meantime,
we know that three of these first Raptor engines will equip the Starhopper.
There is still a lot of work to do before the Starhopper really takes off.
In the coming months, the Starhopper should have more and more Raptor
engines and test them in different configurations.
The static shot itself went pretty well but a few minutes later, while the Starhopper was stopped, it was suddenly wrapped by a fireball.
SpaceX has sent a note to
residents of the area to report that the first trials of the Starhopper, the Starship test model,
could take place this week.