Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch Successful!

[Martin-O2]

Hey eveyone, 

Did anyone catch the launch of Elon Musk's launch of the new heavy payload Falcon rocket last night? The launch was the first test of the rocket which can carry an impressive payload of 64 tons! This is twice the capacity of existing launch vehicles. Most impressively the 3 boosters returned to earth and 2 of the 3 managed to land! Elon Musk even sent his car into orbit around the Sun 

The success of the launch has a lot of potential for future space exploration due the the much heaver and larger payloads that can be sent into space in one go! 

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What do you guys think about the launch? A great step forward or was it a vanity project for a billionaire? 

[Cleoriff]

@AnonymousI agree, watching those two boosters touch down together was a feat of engineering magnificence. I wasn't bothered about him sending the car up with a dummy driver, I thought that was a quirky touch, As was David Bowie playing on a continuous loop...

[Martin-O2]

I certainly don't agree with the argument that it's a waste of money when there are other things it could be spent on. This could be said about any large project and doesn't really give a good argument for not doing these things. Long term we should be doing a lot more in space and this launch was an important step! 

The car thing was a nice touch! I've got a question, if  you could have sent 1 object up on the Falcon Heavy to orbit the sun what would it be? 

[Cleoriff]

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The car thing was a nice touch! I've got a question, if  you could have sent 1 object up on the Falcon Heavy to orbit the sun what would it be? 

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You really really don't want to know @Martin-O2

[Martin-O2]

@Cleoriff Haha! OK I won't probe again on that one. 

[Anonymous]

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if  you could have sent 1 object up on the Falcon Heavy to orbit the sun what would it be? 

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My ex wife.. 64 tons would be just enough.. 😉

(Not that I’m bitter)

[Cleoriff]

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if  you could have sent 1 object up on the Falcon Heavy to orbit the sun what would it be? 

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My ex wife.. 64 tons would be just enough.. 😉

(Not that I’m bitter)

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Oh my @Anonymous

[jonsie]

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if  you could have sent 1 object up on the Falcon Heavy to orbit the sun what would it be? 

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My ex wife.. 64 tons would be just enough.. 😉

(Not that I’m bitter)

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Oh my @Anonymous

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I wonder if someone could be sent to accompany her..... 🤔

[Anonymous]

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if  you could have sent 1 object up on the Falcon Heavy to orbit the sun what would it be? 

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My ex wife.. 64 tons would be just enough.. 😉

(Not that I’m bitter)

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Oh my @Anonymous

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I wonder if someone could be sent to accompany her..... 🤔

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How about Rupert Murdoch? 

[Glory1]

Now I like that and Donald Trump could join him as well.

[jonsie]

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Now I like that and Donald Trump could join him as well.

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And Kim Wrong Un.....