SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch webcast right now

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Watch the live broadcast of the launch of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster towards Mars here:
http://www.spacex.com/webcast

Launch at 3:45 ET (20:45 GMT / 21:45 CET)

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Cheesy animation:
[youtube]Tk338VXcb24[/youtube]

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I tuned in just in time to miss everything

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From the link...

When Falcon Heavy lifts off, it will be 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)--a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel.

Amazing lift capabilities

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That was so cool to watch. When the rocket separates and the Tesla car came into view with earth in the background

Musk is a fucking badass...

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Here's the whole thing
[youtube]wbSwFU6tY1c[/youtube]

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So lovely to hear David Bowie

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/spacex-f ... vid-bowie/

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That was so cool to watch. When the rocket separates and the Tesla car came into view with earth in the background

Musk is a fucking badass...

Seeing those two boosters land simultaneously was epic

[Whiskey 7]

That was so cool to watch. When the rocket separates and the Tesla car came into view with earth in the background

Musk is a fucking badass...

Seeing those two boosters land simultaneously was epic

We just watch history unfold before our eyes. AWESOME !!

[Don Carlos]

Incredible

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[Doombrain]

Anyone else not think that's another bit of junk stuck in space?

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That's so fucking cool.

[xer0s]

Anyone else not think that's another bit of junk stuck in space?

Yeah, but tests like this are necessary to prepare for more precious cargo (humans)...

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It's also not staying in Earth orbit where it would be a problem.

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And it’s also not going to Mars, which has been widely publicized...

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Yeah, I thought I had read that it was planned to crash into Mars, but I guess it's just gonna orbit the solar system for the next billion years. I wonder what the aliens will think when they find it.

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It's going to pass by Mars and stay in an elliptical orbit around the Sun

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961083704230674438[/tweet]

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Core booster failed to land on the platform.

[Doombrain]

Anyone else not think that's another bit of junk stuck in space?

Yeah, but tests like this are necessary to prepare for more precious cargo (humans)...

Lol thanks.

My point is he could have put something useful up there. There's plenty of companies looking to get things in space. I think it's a case of 'got nothing good to say, don't say anything'.

[Doombrain]

Core booster failed to land on the platform.

I saw the pods landed almost at the same time but can't find anything on the main engine ?

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Musk gave the rocket a 50/50 chance of exploding, that's kind of a big risk to take for a customer.

I saw the pods landed almost at the same time but can't find anything on the main engine ?

https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/06/spa ... core-lost/

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[tweet]https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/961079361234497537[/tweet]

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