Falcon Heavy Test Flight & Starman

When Falcon Heavy lifted off, it became 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. Following liftoff, the two side boosters separated from the center core and returned to landing site for future reuse. Falcon Heavy put a Tesla Roadster and its passenger, Starman, into orbit around the sun. At max velocity Starman and the Roadster will travel 11 km/s (7mi/s) and travel 400 million km (250 million mi) from Earth. Когда Falcon Heavy взлетел, он стал самой мощной оперативной ракетой в мире в два раза. С возможностью подъема на орбиту около 64 тонн (141,000 кг)---массой более 737 лайнер загружен с пассажиров, экипажа, багажа, топлива, Сокол тяжелое может поднять более чем в два раза превышает гру