NATIONWIDE — The Starhopper, a prototype ship from SpaceX, successfully launched and "hopped" Tuesday after an abort the day before.
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The launch scheduled for Monday was delayed due to an engine not igniting.
On Tuesday, the mini spacecraft lifted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica facility in Texas, moved 150 meters and landed.
The Starhopper is a prototype of the company's "Starship," which SpaceX plans to use to send people into the solar system. The company is building Starships in Texas and at a Cocoa, Florida facility.
It's been performing a series of "hop tests" designed to help engineers determine how to land a spacecraft on another planet, which is tricky, because each planet has its own unique atmosphere, gravity, and terrain, among other things, that need to be considered.
