Falcon Heavy
Reusable booster behemoth
Falcon Heavy is a heavy-lift rocket developed by SpaceX, capable of carrying large payloads into orbit.
It uses three boosters derived from the Falcon 9 rocket, two of which return to Earth for reuse.
Its 2018 maiden flight famously carried a Tesla Roadster into solar orbit.
The satellite was too heavy for a standard rocket, so they booked a Falcon Heavy launch.
Fully reusable super-heavy rocket
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- Cape CanaveralNASA's Atlantic coast launchpad
- Kennedy Space CenterNASA's primary launch site
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
commercial spaceflight · satellite deployment · payload · astronauts · Starlink · mission control · aerospace · spacecraft
Something that increases strength
- thrustForceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- liquid oxygenChilled O2 in fluid form
second stage · launch vehicle · interstage · escape velocity · T-minus · liftoff · throttle
Electric sports car brand
- StarmanExtraterrestrial being or visitor
- deep spaceRemote regions beyond planets
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
Structural touchdown supports
- drone shipSeagoing autonomous landing vessel
- reflightRepeated aerial voyage
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- turnaround timeDuration from submission to completion
Starship
Fully reusable super-heavy rocket
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- Cape CanaveralNASA's Atlantic coast launchpad
- Kennedy Space CenterNASA's primary launch site
NASA · commercial spaceflight · satellite deployment · payload · astronauts · Starlink · mission control · aerospace · spacecraft · interplanetary
booster
Something that increases strength
- thrustForceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
liquid oxygen · second stage · launch vehicle · interstage · escape velocity · T-minus · liftoff · throttle
Tesla Roadster
Electric sports car brand
- StarmanExtraterrestrial being or visitor
- deep spaceRemote regions beyond planets
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
landing legs
Structural touchdown supports
- drone shipSeagoing autonomous landing vessel
- reflightRepeated aerial voyage
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items