Last month Grasshopper doubled its highest flight to date to 80.1m, hovering for approximately 34 seconds then landing using closed loop thrust vector and throttle control.
Grasshopper consists of a Falcon 9 rocket first stage tank, Merlin 1D engine, four steel and aluminium landing legs with hydraulic dampers, and a steel support structure.
According to SpaceX, the thrust to weight ratio of the vehicle at touchdown was greater than one, proving a key landing algorithm for Falcon 9.
Radio wave weapon knocks out drone swarms
Probably. A radio-controlled drone cannot be completely shielded to RF, else you´d lose the ability to control it. The fibre optical cable removes...