A round up of big space news stories, with Blue Origin flying its first commercial mission while Elon Musk Starship Hopper falls over in high winds. We also got the details on why building the Super Heavy Booster from stainless steel was 'counter intuitive.
Stratolaunch's Roc looks like it's becoming the modern equivalent of the Spruce Goose and Vector Space Systems gears up for a test launch.
Popular Mechanics Interview:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a25953663/elon-musk-spacex-bfr-stainless-steel/
Pictures of fallen hopper nose:
https://twitter.com/JaneidyEve/status/1088192860405432320
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