The most powerful rocket this generation has ever seen, SpaceX’s new Falcon Heavy rocket, launched on February 6, 2018 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This video was filmed by my dad, Jim Fear. Posting it online for him.
The Falcon Heavy can lift over double the payload, or cargo, as the next closest rocket, as it is designed for potential human spaceflight—perhaps back to the Moon or even Mars in the future. To put it in perspective, the rocket’s first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores, totaling 27 Merlin engines. Additionally, the second stage’s engine can be restarted many times, making multiple orbits possible.
