Falcon Heavy facts
While investigating facts about Falcon Heavy Launch and Falcon Heavy Launch 2019, I found out little known, but curios details like:
During the Falcon Heavy Launch, David Bowies "Space Oddity" and "Life on Mars?" were looping on the sound system of Tesla Roadster who carried Starman, who was also named after one of Bowies songs.
how falcon heavy works?
The Saturn V rocket, designed and built in the 60's, is still far more powerful than the SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket of today, planned for first launch later this year.
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SpaceX's state-of-the-art "Falcon Heavy" rocket ship is not as large or powerful as the former NASA Saturn V's, which were flying missions in the 1960's. The Falcon Heavy has approx half the carrying capability and only 2/3 the liftoff thrust.
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The cost of sending the ISS to orbit (420 tonnes) with the Falcon Heavy would be 0.41% ($625m) of the current combined budget of $150B
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14-year-old Falcon Heene of the infamous Balloon Boy hoax in 2009 is now the lead singer of a heavy metal band.
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The "Balloon Boy", Falcon Heene, is now the frontman for a heavy metal band.
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The Heavy Falcon was eclipsed in size by the Sea Dragon, a floating space-race era rocket that was designed to be floated out to sea and launched from beneath the water.
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Back in 2013, Elon Musk mentioned the book Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy had a huge impact on him when he was going through an existential crisis. In Feb. 6 2018, as Falcon Heavy was launched into space, one can see the "Don't Panic" on the vehicle's dashboard, a reference from the book.
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When SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launches, ALL THREE boosters will come back and land. First launch is within five months
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SpaceX is launching this year a Falcon Heavy with two passengers on a private trip around the moon
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The Millennium Falcon was a YT-1300 Freighter, part of an extensive line of freighter ships. Not a one of a kind ship as was my original understanding. (excluding Hans heavy modification)
