Falcon Heavy Successfully Launches Elon's Tesla Into Space

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This was one of the more amazing things I've seen. Elon Musk is the best.

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Wow... juste wow.

Cliff notes

@29min00: 1min countdown to lift off

@32min15: Both booster separation

@33min10: Main booster casing ejection followed by start-up

@34min00: first shoot of the Tesla roadster

@37min50: Both booster landing in tandem

@41min15: Deployment of the cargo doors exposing the Tesla to space, beautiful shoot ensues...

I FUCKIN LOVE SCIENCE

When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)---a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost. Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9. Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.
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No word on the main rocket. They may have lost it but who cares. Two out of three ain't bad.
 
Distraction from all the issues with the model 3....

Maybe Elon is an alien really trying to get back home
 
DannyITR said:
No word on the main rocket. They may have lost it but who cares. Two out of three ain't bad.
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a la conference de presse il a dit qu'il on manqué de 100m la barge et hit l'eau entre 300 et 500km/h. still its not a total loss but its damaged
 
You can clearly see the earth is flat on those photos.

[edit] if I'm honest I'm very impressed by this.


It is an impressive feat for anyone to have done this privately with a private company. Elon Musk is basically a less belligerous version of Tony Stark.
 
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