SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy mission after three years

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful active rocket, was launched for the first time after nearly three years on November 1, 2022, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Important facts

• Under this mission, satellites of the US Space Force have been sent into space from the Falcon Heavy rocket.

• This mission was delayed for years by the Space Force.

• Earlier in 2018, Elon Musk sent a red sports car of his second company Tesla into space as a test payload on a Falcon Heavy rocket.

• The weight of this rocket is equal to the weight of two space shutters, which weigh 63.8 tonnes.

• The 230-foot-long rocket has 27 Merlin engines, which makes it the world's most powerful rocket.

• Saturn-5 was the most powerful rocket ever. Which was used by NASA for the search on the moon.

About SpaceX

• It is a private spaceflight company that sends satellites and people to space, including NASA crews to the International Space Station (ISS).

• The company sent its first two astronauts to the ISS on May 30, 2020, aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon, and several more on behalf of NASA and other organizations.

• As of mid-2022, it is the only commercial spaceflight company capable of sending astronauts into space.

• SpaceX was founded by Alan Musk, a South African-born businessman and entrepreneur.