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World's largest rocket is revealed
SPACE LAUNCH FIRM Space Exploration Technologies has revealed the final specifications and launch date for what it claims is the world's largest rocket, the Falcon Heavy.
The rocket weighs 53 metric tons, which is more than a Boeing 737-200 with 136 passengers and a full cargo bay. This means it could fly a large crew into space, which might become an option in the future with plans for space tourism.
The Falcon Heavy will also carry a higher payload than any other space lift in history, aside from the Saturn V rocket, which the US decommissioned after the Apollo project ended. The rocket will be able to carry satellites and interplanetary spacecraft matching its own weight into the vast depths of the starry sky.
The Falcon Heavy initially will have three nine-engine cores, powered by upgraded Merlin engines designed by Space Exploration Technologies. This will allow it to generate 3.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, comparable to 15 Boeing 747s taking off at once.
It will have a length of 69.2 metres and a width of 11.6 metres. It will feature additional safety features, such as an engine protective shell and the ability complete a mission even after multiple engine failure.
The rocket can also carry astronauts because it complies with NASA human rating standards.
The Falcon Heavy's maiden launch will be from Cape Canaveral in late 2013 or 2014. µ
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X MEANS MACH = 1200 KMPH
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10 12,000
20 24,000
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I wish Elon Musk well on this, but realize, this configuration of hardware is all vaporware at this point.
Space X is undoubtedly trying to get more US Gov. $ to finish this project. But those $ are a bit hard to come by at the moment.
There are also rumors of an upcoming IPO for SpaceX. This may be part of the reason for the announcement right now.
In any case, this is a very difficult environment to start a venture like this and it's full of technical challenges in the best of times.
As a commercial launch provider, he is competing with the likes of Boeing, Lockheed, and the Russian Federation, to name but a few. Still, you have to admire the pluck.
"Get back to cracking jokes about Apple fanbois and leave serious stuff to professionals."
Steady there fella, don't fall off that rather large box your stood on!
The Falcon Heavy can LIFT 53 metric tons, it actually weighs 1,400 metric tons! at liftoff.
The maiden flight will not be from Cape Canaveral but from Vandenberg, California.
i The rocket can also carry astronauts because it complies with NASA human rating standards. /i
So, it can blow up 7 astronauts in one go, neat.
This story is so incompetently researched, where do you begin?
The world's heaviest rocket at 53metric tons!. Lifting its own weight into orbit!
The heaviest rocket since Saturn V. What about Energia?
Christ!
Get back to cracking jokes about Apple fanbois and leave serious stuff to professionals.