How to watch the SpaceX rocket 'Starhopper & # 39; make his biggest jump on monday

The ship prototype of Elon Musk, nicknamed "Starhopper", has the green light to make its highest jump since Monday afternoon.

The Federal Aviation Administration has revised SpaceX's experimental license to have the rocket prototype fly at a maximum altitude of 150 meters (492 feet) above the ground. The revised license was signed Friday and posted on the FAA website on Monday morning.

This paves the way for the single-engine version of Musk's next-generation rocket, which will resume its flight. Officials from Cameron County, Texas, issued a notification to local residents advising them to prepare for "space flight activities" from 2:00 pm to 2:15 pm PT Monday.

SpaceX does not provide an official broadcast feed of Starhopper tests, but some YouTubers have formed cameras on SpaceX installations. One of the best views comes from LabPadre, built-in below:

SpaceX had planned to test the single-engine version of its future Mars vehicle with its second short flight earlier this month, but the launch was abruptly canceled. Musk later tweeted that the Federal Aviation Administration needed a little more risk analysis and that Starhopper "should be able to take off soon".

The FAA has announced the closing of a new airspace in the area surrounding the SpaceX test facility in Boca Chica, Texas, from Monday afternoon until Wednesday evening.

With the new license issued, we could finally see Starhopper doing serious maneuvers. His last test hop It was a short takeoff, hovering and night landing of 20 meters (66 feet), which was mostly masked by fire, smoke and darkness.

This time, we hope that Starhopper will reach an altitude of nearly 150 meters before returning to the ground.

If this next jump is successful, said Musk, he will follow with a public presentation "hopefully mid-September", informing us of the design and vision of Starship.

In previous presentations, Musk presented his project to use his next-generation heavy rocket (also known previously as the BFR or Big Falcon Rocket) to help build one. colony on Mars, send a group of artists on travel around the moon and even organize transcontinental journeys on Earth.

But before that happens, Starhopper has to show that he has real chops, hopefully soon.

Originally released August 22 at 11:05 Pacific Time.
Update, 6.30 pm: Adds information on the status of SpaceX's license to fly Starhopper from the FAA.
Update of August 25: Adds the possible Monday test.
Update of August 26: Adds the revised license and livestream.