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Related: About this forumFalcon Heavy Test Flight
Actual footage begins at about 8:00 minutes in - this was originally live streaming coverage.
Elon Musk is still shaking up the space launch industry. Falcon Heavy is the largest space launch vehicle since the Apollo Program's Saturn V, and he recovered all three booster segments, a major step in bringing down the cost of space launches.
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Falcon Heavy Test Flight (Original Post)
LongTomH
Feb 2018
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samnsara
(17,636 posts)1. That was pretty awesome!
IronLionZion
(45,534 posts)2. Elon Musk is the type of evil genius we need in this world
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)3. Live view of Starman
When it does take off, the Falcon Heavy will carry the hopes and dreams of everyone who has worked on the project. Oh, and Musk's red Tesla roadster, supposedly with a copy of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in the glove box, along with a towel and a sign saying "Don't Panic." Also, it will be playing "Space Oddity".
The Blue Flower
(5,444 posts)4. I'm beyond thrilled to have seen this in my lifetime
I grew up watching the space program and excited about it as a kid.
tomhagen
(3,604 posts)5. Elon Musk: Immigrant
(Hey Flat Earthers; looks like the Earth is round. You can go home now)