SpaceX is about to launch the world's most powerful rocket

SpaceX is about to launch the world's most powerful rocket

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And because SpaceX is, in fact, run by the quirky fellow behind Tesla (TSLA), Solar City and the urban-tunneling experiment known as The Boring Company, the Falcon Heavy will loft an oddball payload: Musk’s own Tesla Roadster, with three cameras onboard to stream its trip to a solar orbit that will leave it cycling between Earth and Mars." data-reactid="25">And because SpaceX is, in fact, run by the quirky fellow behind Tesla (TSLA), Solar City and the urban-tunneling experiment known as The Boring Company, the Falcon Heavy will loft an oddball payload: Musk’s own Tesla Roadster, with three cameras onboard to stream its trip to a solar orbit that will leave it cycling between Earth and Mars.

The privately-developed Falcon Heavy stands almost 230 feet tall and weighs almost 3.1 million pounds, with a first stage that looks like the Falcon 9 in triplicate: three boosters with nine engines each. Standing Monday afternoon at Launch Complex 39A — the site of most Saturn V and space shuttle launches — the Falcon Heavy gleamed in the sun, dwarfing technicians and visitors around its base." data-reactid="27">The privately-developed Falcon Heavy stands almost 230 feet tall and weighs almost 3.1 million pounds, with a first stage that looks like the Falcon 9 in triplicate: three boosters with nine engines each. Standing Monday afternoon at Launch Complex 39A — the site of most Saturn V and space shuttle launches — the Falcon Heavy gleamed in the sun, dwarfing technicians and visitors around its base.