Frightened Cows Flee From SpaceX Rocket Test

Posted on September 10, 2013

SpaceX shared this video of its recent Grasshopper reusable rocket test. Frightened cows can be seen running away from the rocket around the 15 second mark. The rocket flew to an altitude of 250 meters and then conducted a 100 meter lateral maneuver during the successful test flight. SpaceX says, "No cows were injured during the making of this video." Take a look:

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