SpaceX successfully launched a heavy-duty rocket, the Falcon Heavy (photo, video)

2018-02-07 06:55

SpaceX successfully launched a heavy-duty rocket, the Falcon Heavy (photo, video)
Falcon Heavy test flight postponed for five years due to the extreme complexity of the rocket.

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At 22:45 on 6 February, SpaceX, Elon musk got the story and successfully tested a carrier rocket heavy class Falcon Heavy, according to AIN, reports Rus.Media Along the way, the rocket launched the first electric car, the Tesla Roadster cherry Mask, into space.

Falcon Heavy test flight postponed for five years due to the extreme complexity of the rocket. In fact, it consists of three Falcon 9 and is able to bring into low earth orbit a weight of 63 800 kg or sent directly to Mars 16 800 kg Falcon Heavy has become the most powerful of the existing missiles, exceeding the indicators of the Delta IV Heavy twice. The launch of the Falcon Heavy is almost four times cheaper Delta: $90 million against $350 million.

In addition to a successful run, the probability of which Musk was estimated at 50%, SpaceX managed to land on the ground two lateral accelerator the Falcon Heavy. They simultaneously sat down on the landing site LZ-1 and LZ-2 Kennedy Space center at Cape Canaveral. In this case, both the accelerator have already flown in space. One participated in the commercial mission, the other is used for cargo delivery to the ISS in 2016.

The fate of the main stage, which was to sit on the floating platform in the Atlantic ocean are still unknown. She successfully had to restart the engines for a trajectory for landing, but in the process the relationship with the accelerator is terminated.

While SpaceX has not confirmed a successful landing.

Since the launch of the Falcon Heavy was a test, it was not a serious load. But Elon Musk is always perfect for these things with humor. Therefore, under the nasal fairings of the rocket was cherry Tesla Roadster the Mask. Driving the electric car was sitting mannequin named Starman, dressed in a new suit SpaceX. And from the stereos machine during start-up played the song David Bowie — ” Life on Mars? Moreover, the Roadster was a special drive that will not deteriorate in space. It contains work by Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” (“Academy”). Under the buggy is a special panel, where it says the names of all the employees of SpaceX.

A successful test run can significantly affect the space industry. SpaceX could use a Heavy to launch into orbit heavy satellites with the defence order, which are not available for the Falcon 9. Cheap and powerful rocket may also need NASA. It can be used to run automated missions to Mars and other worlds.

With it, NASA also can return in a Month, delivering on the Falcon Heavy loads, runways and residential units. Besides, it is Heavy on the Musk promised to send around the moon two space tourists who, apparently, already paid for the tickets.