SpaceX just launched a Tesla Roadster to Mars on this: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
This was the Falcon Heavy’s maiden flight. It’s the launch that everyone’s been waiting for. The Falcon Heavy is a monster.
It has 27 engines, can generate more power than 18 747 jumbo jets, and is the most powerful rocket to fly since NASA’s moon rocket, the Saturn V.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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- Watch live video of Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster and its dummy driver ‘Starman’ on their way to Mars orbit
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- SpaceX’s enormous Falcon Heavy rocket is vertical on the launchpad — here’s what it looks like up close
