{"id":2946,"date":"2019-04-12T18:10:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T18:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=2946"},"modified":"2021-01-17T11:26:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T11:26:13","slug":"space-x-launch-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=2946","title":{"rendered":"SPACE X Launch Successful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Elon Musk does it again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday, April 11 at 6:35 p.m. EDT, Falcon Heavy launched the Arabsat-6A satellite at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite was deployed approximately 34 minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy\u2019s two side boosters landed at SpaceX\u2019s Landing Zones at Cape Canaveral. Falcon Heavy\u2019s center core landed on the \u201cOf Course I Still Love You\u201d droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3-1024x683.jpg?resize=546%2C364\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2955\" width=\"546\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?resize=630%2C420&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic-3.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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 (141,000 lb)&#8212;a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel&#8211;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.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube alignright wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-1b8e7d200b584c444ee69b573b3c2a50 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Arabsat-6A Mission\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXMGu2d8c8g?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic.jpg?resize=696%2C226\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic.jpg?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic.jpg?resize=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic.jpg?resize=768%2C249&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fhgraphic.jpg?resize=696%2C226&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/falcon-heavy-render-190x1024.png?resize=74%2C401\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2947\" width=\"74\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/falcon-heavy-render.png?resize=768%2C4147&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/falcon-heavy-render.png?resize=696%2C3758&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/falcon-heavy-render.png?resize=1068%2C5766&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ampsmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/falcon-heavy-render.png?w=1082&amp;ssl=1 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 74px) 100vw, 74px\" \/><figcaption>FALCON HEAVY<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk does it again. On Thursday, April 11 at 6:35 p.m. EDT, Falcon Heavy launched the Arabsat-6A satellite at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite was deployed approximately 34 minutes after liftoff. Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy\u2019s two side boosters landed at SpaceX\u2019s Landing Zones at Cape Canaveral. 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