SpaceX has a Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing milestone
SpaceX is making more headway into rocket science with its recent achievement in Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) of its Grasshopper. This was at a 40 meter test hover.
Check out the Grasshopper in action.
Future applications for VTVL would be expanded space travel and Lunar missions. Future test heights are up to 3,500 meters