Falcon Heavy—the newest and biggest space lifter
SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy for the first time yesterday making it the heaviest space lifter in the business today. And what a business niche SpaceX has owning 20% of the world market—a greater share than most countries. The audience not only gets to watch a spectacular launch but also what was reserved for SciFi movie buffs—the booster rockets (SpaceX calls them cores) landing minutes after launch for later refit and reuse.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket liftoff at 3:45 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida—NASA image
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket clearing the launch pad—NASA image
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket soars—NASA image
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket soars—NASA image
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket’s two side cores (boosters) descending for landing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida following a successful liftoff at 3:45 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center—NASA image
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket’s two side cores descend, no longer made to just burn—NASA image
A truly epic performance! I am delighted – of course – to see the Douglas Adams reference!
It fits into the realm of the unreal. Elon Musk may be creating a niche for heavy lifting.
The only thing missing were a pair of peril sensitive glasses.
Indeed.