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INITIAL FALCON HEAVY LAUNCH

FINALLY! SPACEX’S FALCON HEAVY DOES ITS STATIC FIRE TEST.
ACTUAL FLIGHT SHOULD BE “IN A WEEK OR SO”(as of Jan. 25, 2018

The Falcon Heavy Rocket being fired up at launch site LC-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image: SpaceX

The Falcon Heavy generated an enormous amount of steam when it fired all 27 of its engines. Image: SpaceX

An artist’s illustration of the Falcon Heavy rocket. The Falcon Heavy has 3 engine cores, each one containing 9 Merlin engines. Image: SpaceX

Falcon Heavy Rocket

HERE’S A PREDICTION ABOUT THE ORBIT MUSK’S TESLA IS GOING TO TAKE THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM

The Falcon Heavy, once operational, will be the most powerful rocket in the world. Credit: SpaceX

Article from the guardian

Clearing up some misconceptions about transfer orbits I've seen floating around (get it?) in the discussion of the Falcon Heavy and its Tesla Roadster payload. Also logging my prediction about where the roadster will end up. Any predictions, opinions, speculation or errors in this video are my own and do not reflect the views of any other party.

When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)-- -a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel-- Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost. Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9. Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.

THERE IS A CAR, IN SPACE. LAUNCHED BY A ROCKET WITH REUSED PARTS
THAT LANDED BACK ON EARTH BY A BILLIONAIRE WHO WANTS TO COLONIZE MARS.

And Liftoff for Falcon Heavy. Credit: SpaceX

StarMan drives his Tesla to space. Credit: SpaceX

Live Views of Starman

The Starman on his way to Mars solar orbit

Falcon Roadster - Farewell!!!

Starman facing history's biggest detour as SpaceX's Tesla Roadster exceeds Mars orbit

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