Watch SpaceX launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time here

 SpaceX is test launching its Falcon Heavy rocket, the first ever launch of the new heavy-lift orbital rocket. The Heavy’s thrust is generated by its 27 Merlin engines, which is three times the number of engines you’d find in the current Falcon 9 rocket. That amounts to over 5 million pounds of thrust, and a total cargo capacity of around 119,000 pounds. That gives it more than… Read More

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