I just watched the successful launch of Elon Musk’s “Falcon Heavy”, the world’s most powerful rocket! I cannot describe the feeling, it is amazing, must watch! (the actual final countdown starts at 21:27 in the video)
Then fun part is that the rocket is carrying a red Tesla car with a mannequin on the driver’s seat, while the car’s radio is playing David Bowie’s song “Space Oddity” over and over again! So cool. The rocket will send the car into an elliptical orbit away from Earth and around the sun that will eventually lead to Mars’ orbit.
The chances for a successful launch were 50%-50%, but almost everything went well. Especially the sight of the two side boosters setting down simultaneously 8 minutes after launch, on two landing pads at Cape Canaveral, was impressive.
#SpaceX envoie des fusées de plus en plus grosses. A l’instant, récupération réussie des 2 boosters latéraux #Falcon #Falconheavy, via https://t.co/6zUXpvmgBN pic.twitter.com/q6bMhRnfKL
— Meteos (@Meteos_) February 6, 2018
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