Elon Musk embarrasses US, Russian, and Chinese space agencies by launching the most powerful rocket

[Hamartia Antidote]

Falcon Heavy successfully launches!!!
Elon Musk to buy Volcanic Island lair.

WOW!!!!

Video Details to follow.

Double landing

Yes, he sent his Tesla as the payload.

Building large stations like this are now almost within our grasp.

Volcanic Island lair in "You Only Live Twice"

SPECTR


SpaceX: Falcon Heavy
Payload to LEO 63,800 kg (140,700 lb)
Payload to GTO 26,700 kg (58,900 lb)

The embarrassed contenders...

US: Delta IV
Patload to LEO 28,790 kg (63,470 lb)
Payload to GTO 14,220 kg (31,350 lb)

Russia: Angara 5
Payload to LEO 24,500 kg (54,000 lb)
Payload to GTO 7,500 kg (16,500 lb)

China: Long March 5 (cz5)
Payload to LEO 23,000 kg (51,000 lb)
Payload to GTO 13,000 kg (29,000 lb)

 

[Solomon2]

Elon Musk to buy Volcanic Island lair.

"You Only Live Twice"

 

[ValerioAurelius]

Falcon Heavy successfully launches!!!
Elon Musk to buy Volcanic Island lair.

Video Details to follow.

You forgot to mention the Europan Space Program, which btw is bigger than the russian and chinese one combined and the largest launcher of satellites.

But nevermind, we got embarassed as well...

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

You forgot to mention the Europan Space Program, which btw is bigger than the russian and chinese one combined and the largest launcher of satellites.

But nevermind, we got embarassed as well...

Lots of other countries like Japan too.

 

[F-22Raptor]

I'm at work and watched it live. It was beautiful to watch and gave me chills. An then the 2 side boosters landed which was incredible. Have we gotten confirmation that the core stage landed successfully on the drone ship? It's just a huge accomplishment for SpaceX and the industry.

 

[HannibalBarca]

SpaceX achievement is a beauty... But let's be down to earth a bit... What is incredible is the re-usable/and re-landing of those boosters... Yes it's great... but it's still "Just that" in the End...

I'm waiting for the BFR project and it's consequence ... that will not only put to shame every agencies on earth...but will write a new Chapter in Human Space History... Something that will be taught for generation to come...

 

[Solomon2]

Have we gotten confirmation that the core stage landed successfully on the drone ship?

There was no shaking of the drone ship, just a lot of steam all of a sudden. So I presume the core missed its target and ended up in the drink.

But losing the central core was a minor issue, I doubt Elon Musk cares, it took several tries before the ordinary first-stage recoveries were made successfully and this one re-entered at a higher velocity, mass distribution, etc. So regardless of the core's fate the launch is a huge success.

 

[HannibalBarca]

Americans build landing rockets. And you? Camps for Kanacken.

Well...German are the orign of what we can see today with SpaceX and Rockets in General...

So yeah they did a good job...

 

[KAL-EL]

Well...German are the orign of what we can see today with SpaceX and Rockets in General...

So yeah they did a good job...

Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but the poster Valerio responded to was obviously trolling.

But then, this is PDF after all, where there's practically no such thing as a thread about anything positive without the negative contribution of at least one troll post.

 

[xenon54 out]

What a time to be alive, Elon archieved a great success, im so glad i could follow this event live.

 

[ValerioAurelius]

Well...German are the orign of what we can see today with SpaceX and Rockets in General...

So yeah they did a good job...

I know. I admire Wernher von Braun. But this Germany is long gone. Its sad to see a once proud nation not being able to build an airport anymore. To build crap cars and miss evry new technology.

I hope they find the right way before its too late.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Americans build landing rockets. And you? Camps for Kanacken.

He is Chinese

 

[HannibalBarca]

I know. I admire Wernher von Braun. But this Germany is long gone. Its sad to see a once proud nation not being able to build an airport anymore. To build crap cars and miss evry new technology.

I hope they find the right way before its too late.

Everyone got his time...

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

What is there to be embarassed about ?

Russia or China have their own successful Rockets

Russia/China were all actively sending mission into Space last 15 years while NASA was renting some space to send their cargo

China

Russia

 

[Bratva]

Amazing video being live streamed!!!!!!!!!!!