The Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket in use today, with 27 engines firing at liftoff — nine per booster. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a communication satellite lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, April 11, 2019. ( John Raoux / AP Photo ) A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a communication satellite lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, April 11, 2019. ( John Raoux / AP Photo ) A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying a communication satellite lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, April 11, 2019. But the preferred method remains NASA’s own Space Launch System mega rocket — if it can be ready by then.

Source: thestar April 11, 2019 22:58 UTC