Falcon Heavy

Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000lb)--- 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. Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9.

Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.

FALCON HEAVY MILESTONES:

FALCON HEAVY FIRST FLIGHT: Falcon Heavy's inaugural flight from historic launch pad 39A in Florida.

STARMAN IN SPACE: Views of Starman beginning a billion year journey around the Sun.

100^th MERLIN 1D ENGINE: Largest private producer of rocket engines worldwide.