Powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy
SpaceX's new, powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy, is at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, awaiting an engine test-firing .The California-based company aims to launch the Heavy by month's end.
Rocket will carry a Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk has announced that the first flight of his company's 'Falcon Heavy' rocket will carry a Tesla Roadster -- touted as the quickest car in the world with record-setting acceleration, range and performance -- into Martian orbit.
Musk's own personal property
He has has repeatedly warned there's a good chance the new rocket could blow up, thus his own personal property will be aboard.
All-electric battery-powered, four-seater sports car
Tesla Roadster is an all-electric battery-powered, four-seater sports car prototype from Tesla.
The sports car with a removable glass roof is an updated version of Tesla’s first production vehicle. It can seat four and travel 620 miles (1,000 km) on a single charge.
Tesla Roadster into space
The car, as it hurtles into space, will be playing a song by David Bowie on repeat.
One of the most powerful rocket
At 2500 tons of thrust, equal to 18 Boeing 747 aircraft at full throttle, it will be one of the most powerful rocket in the world.The Falcon Heavy will have double the thrust of the next biggest rocket out there today, according to Musk. It is a more powerful rocket that SpaceX hopes to use for missions to the Moon and Mars.
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