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LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 05:19 PM Feb 2018

Falcon 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 OP
That was pretty awesome! samnsara Feb 2018 #1
Elon Musk is the type of evil genius we need in this world IronLionZion Feb 2018 #2
Live view of Starman LiberalArkie Feb 2018 #3
I'm beyond thrilled to have seen this in my lifetime The Blue Flower Feb 2018 #4
Elon Musk: Immigrant tomhagen Feb 2018 #5

LiberalArkie

(15,728 posts)
3. Live view of Starman
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 06:32 PM
Feb 2018


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
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 06:40 PM
Feb 2018

I grew up watching the space program and excited about it as a kid.

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