SpaceX, already famous for sending the first private spaceship into orbit last year, is at it again. On April 5, the company is promising something big, but won’t say what.
Bigger than the Falcon 9? Whatever could it be? Good money’s on the Falcon Heavy rocket, but we’ll just have to wait and see. [CrunchGear]
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Monday, April 4, 2011 at 3:15 PMFalcon Heavy is preliminarily rated at placing 32 metric tons (70,000+ lbs) into orbit. That would make it the largest capacity heavy lift launcher by several metric tons. More than enough for recon and communications satellites, and Mr. Musk plans on far more ambitious launchers; Falcon(s) X/X Heavy/XX.