蚱蜢火箭

蚱蜢火箭Grasshopper)或称草蜢火箭,是SpaceX公司开发的一种可回收的小型火箭。它同猎鹰9号火箭一样使用了默林火箭发动机

Grashopper, 325-Meter-Test, 14.6.2013

其主要用途是测试猎鹰9号的回收模式以及通过飞行实验来收集数据。

飞行测试

序号 # 日期 高度 持续时间 备注
1 2012-09-21[1] 6英尺(1.8米)[1] 3秒[1]
2 2012-11-01[2] 17.7英尺(5.4米)[2] 8秒[2]
3 2012-12-17[3] 131英尺(40米)[3] 29秒[3] 第一次带有假人的飞行
4 2013-03-07[4] 262英尺(80米)[5] 34秒[5] 推重比大于1[6]
5 2013-04-17[7] 820英尺(250米)[7] 未知 演示了抗风能力[8]
6 2013-06-14[9] 1,066英尺(325米)[9] 68秒[10] [11]
7 2013-08-13[12] 820英尺(250米)[12] 约70秒[13] 返回发射台之前侧移了330英尺(100米)[12]
8 2013-10-07[14] 2,441英尺(744米)[15] 约80秒 计划中最后一次 Grasshopper v1.0 的测试[16]

来源

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Clark, Stephen. SpaceX's reusable rocket testbed takes first hop. Spaceflightnow. 2012-09-24 [2012-09-25]. (原始内容存档于2019-05-09). 
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Grasshopper Two-Story Hop 11/1/12. SpaceX. 5 November 2012 [6 November 2012]. (原始内容存档于2021-02-14). 
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Grasshopper hops ever higher. NewSpace Journal. 24 December 2012 [25 December 2012]. (原始内容存档于2013-05-02). 
  4. ^ FAA Permitted Launches. Federal Aviation Administration. 8 March 2013 [9 March 2013]. (原始内容存档于2013-03-06). 
  5. ^ 5.0 5.1 More on Grasshopper’s "Johnny Cash hover slam" test. NewSpace Journal. 9 March 2013 [9 March 2013]. (原始内容存档于2013-05-02). 
  6. ^ GRASSHOPPER COMPLETES HIGHEST LEAP TO DATE. 10 March 2013 [2013-08-26]. (原始内容存档于2013-05-02). 
  7. ^ 7.0 7.1 Lindsey, Clark. SpaceX Grasshopper reaches 250 meters. NewSpace Watch. 2013-04-13 [2013-04-23]. (原始内容存档于2013-04-29). 
  8. ^ Elon Musk's twitter. 22 April 2013 [2013-08-26]. (原始内容存档于2013-09-21). 
  9. ^ 9.0 9.1 Bergin, Chris. Testing times for SpaceX’s new Falcon 9 v.1.1. NASASpaceFlight (not affliated with NASA). 2013-06-14 [15 June 2013]. (原始内容存档于2013-07-10). 
  10. ^ Bergin, Chris. Reducing risk via ground testing is a recipe for SpaceX success. NASASpaceFlight (not affliated with NASA). 20 June 2013 [21 June 2013]. (原始内容存档于2015-08-01). 
  11. ^ Launch Report, accessed 15 July 2013.. [2013-08-26]. (原始内容存档于2020-06-10). 
  12. ^ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Boyle, Alan. SpaceX's Grasshopper test rocket flies sideways successfully. NBC News. 2013-07 [2013-08-15]. (原始内容存档于2013-08-17). 
  13. ^ 视频: Space X蚱蜢火箭试射. MichaelGuo1217. [2013-7]. (原始内容存档于2019-12-01). 
  14. ^ SpaceX's Grasshopper flight on 10/07. [2013-10-20]. (原始内容存档于2013-10-26). 
  15. ^ Grasshopper 744m Test – Single Camera (Hexacopter). SpaceX Youtube channel. 2013-10-12 [2013-10-20]. (原始内容存档于2022-04-30). 
  16. ^ Grasshopper flies to its highest height to date. Social media information release. SpaceX. 12 October 2013 [14 October 2013]. (原始内容存档于2016-01-17). WATCH: Grasshopper flies to its highest height to date - 744 m (2441 ft) into the Texas sky. http://youtu.be/9ZDkItO-0a4 This was the last scheduled test for the Grasshopper rig; next up will be low altitude tests of the Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) development vehicle in Texas followed by high altitude testing in New Mexico.