"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."
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newtboysays...*doublepromote some *quality rocket science
Beat me by 20 minutes @ant.
Love the dashboard display, good advice for Starman to keep in mind on his long drive.
siftbotsays...Double-Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 12:52pm PST - doublepromote requested by newtboy.
Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by newtboy.
siftbotsays...Launch Of Elon Musk's $250,000 Tesla Into Space 2/6/18 LIVE has been added as a related post - related requested by newtboy on that post.
antsays...I should had done it BEFORE the launch. Better late than never!
*doublepromote some *quality rocket science
Beat me by 20 minutes @ant.
Love the dashboard display, good advice for Starman to keep in mind on his long drive.
antsays...*related=http://videosift.com/video/SpaceX-Falcon-Heavy-Animation
siftbotsays...SpaceX: Falcon Heavy Animation has been added as a related post - related requested by ant.
Mordhaussays...*length=43:09
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eric3579says...Elon Musk - Falcon Heavy Launch Recap
antsays...*length=34:19 now.
*length=43:09
siftbotsays...The duration of this video has been updated from 43:09 to 34:19 - length declared by ant.
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