SpaceX has carried out of the reusable Grasshopper rocket. Compared to most rockets, which burn up on reentry, the 10-story-tall Grasshopper can withstand reentry and land back vertically on its launch pad.
In the first test of its navigation system, the Grasshopper took off and flew more than 1066 feet into the air鈥攈igher than the Chrysler Building鈥攂efore landing back on its launch pad.