Hi All,
Elon Musk's Space X had a successful launch of their new booster rocket, the Falcon Heavy, today.
After two hours of weather delays they lifted off at 3:45 EST.
These photos are from the Space X video feed. From Barberville we saw a bright spot and cloud of smoke.
Space-X's current booster is the Falcon 9 with nine engines firing at once. The Falcon Heavy is three Falcon 9s strapped together. Here's what 27 engines firing at once looks like!
When the side boosters shut down, they fly back to the launch site and land almost simultaneously. Awesome.
After the second stage shuts down, the payload fairing is jettisoned, exposing the payload. Most test launches use steel plates or concrete as a payload- but not Elon Musk. He launched his Tesla Roadster with a space suited dummy at the wheel. This image is a screen capture from the onboard camera.
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Sandy & Carl (mostly Carl)
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