The initial test launch of what is now the world’s most powerful operational rocket marks the latest milestone in billionaire Elon Musk’s quest to send humans to Mars and eventually colonize the red planet. View from SpaceX Launch Control. pic.twitter.com/QljN2VnL1O — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 6, 2018The car could remain in orbit for a billion years. Falcon Heavy side cores have landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2. pic.twitter.com/oMBqizqnpI — SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 6, 2018A third booster was expected to land on a floating platform in the Atlantic. More than 45 minutes after the launch, SpaceX had not provided an update on the fate of the center booster.

Source: Huffington Post February 06, 2018 21:11 UTC