CAPE CANAVERAL: SpaceX counted down Tuesday to the first ever launch of the world’s most powerful rocket in operation, the Falcon Heavy, which could someday carry supplies to the Moon or even Mars. TOPSHOT - The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rests on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 5, 2018, ahead of its demonstration mission.SpaceX is poised for the first test launch February 6 of its Falcon Heavy, which aims to become the world's most powerful rocket in operation, capable of ferrying people to the Moon or Mars some day. But the Falcon Heavy is not the most powerful rocket ever – just the biggest in operation today. The Falcon Heavy is essentially three smaller, Falcon 9 rockets strapped together, adding up to a total of 27 engines. Instead, another rocket and spaceship combination being developed by SpaceX, nicknamed BFR – alternately known as “Big Fucking Rocket,” or “Big Falcon Rocket” – would be the vehicle eventually certified for travellers.

Source: New Strait Times February 06, 2018 17:03 UTC