I'm told it's getting out there in public conversation, so from our end where we can cite our own info as secondary "what is being heard" that Hopper is set to be retired after the 200 meter hop. As a result it won't be moved back from the LZ - it'll be cannibalized for parts - as the pad will be prepared for Starship MkI. And that's where it gets really exciting.



Hoppy will likely become a Grasshopper style display, but there's no confirmed plan on that part.



So, 200 meter hop. That needs to go well. Tick off the Milestone for Dear Moon. Retire Hopper. Prepare for Starship at the launch pad. Three Raptor test flight. (Raptor production has really upped the pace). All will be outlined in the pre-200 meter hop article. Elon's overview comes later in the month.



So we'll keep this Hopper thread going through to the 200 meter Hopper and whatever retirement plan they create for Hoppy. I'm sure they will "Grasshopper-style" display the shell as it's been a key element of the test program as Grasshopper was. We'll eventually, down the road, pin this thread Sticky, as I really do feel people will look back on this thread in 10+ years to see where it all started.