SpaceXs latest launch this week involved the Falcon Heavy rocket, dubbed scary by its CEO Elon Musk.
What Happened: The rocket delivered the ViaSat-3 Americas, Astraniss first MicroGEO satellite, and Gravity Space's GS-1 satellite to a geostationary orbit from Florida on Sunday. The ViaSat-3 Americas mission was initially scheduled for April 26 but was rescheduled multiple times citing severe weather conditions before launch on Sunday.
Falcon Heavy launches @ViasatInc’s ViaSat-3 Americas mission to orbit pic.twitter.com/H87z3rmuBp SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 1, 2023
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Why It Matters: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had previously termed the Falcon Heavy rocket as scary during a review. I love that rocket, but it's scary. So many state changes post liftoff, Musk said.
About to do Falcon Heavy risk review. I love that rocket, but it’s scary. So many state changes post liftoff. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2023
Falcon Heavy draws upon the design of SpaceXs popular Falcon 9 rocket. It has three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores and can lift about 64 metric tons.
The 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff equivalent to eighteen 747 aircraft according to the SpaceX website. The rocket, which had its first test flight in 2018, has had six launches in total thus far.
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