SpaceX proves Mars is in reach

• Autores: Leah Crane
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3165, 2018, pág. 14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • People describe rocket engines as thunderous. Standing nearly 5 kilometres from SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket as it took off for the first time, it felt more like I was inside a thundercloud. The success of the 6 February launch changed the game for commercial space flight. At 70 metres tall and with three boosters containing 27 engines, Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket on the market. It is capable of putting 63,800 kilograms into low Earth orbit or taking 16,800 kilograms to Mars. The launch went off without a hitch, and the three boosters disconnected from the rest of the rocket and flew back down to Earth. The first two landed almost simultaneously on their launch pads.