The photograph was beamed down to Earth courtesy of Elon Musk’s ego, bravado and taste for the absurd. Falcon Heavy: Elon Musk's giant SpaceX rocket makes triumphant launch Read moreThe Falcon launched from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, watched by hundreds of thousands of people who crowded Florida’s space coast, eyes skyward. A graphic showing the path of the Falcon Heavy rocketBut even Musk wasn’t sure it would work, putting the chance of a fully successful launch at 50%. At the SpaceX launch centre, Life on Mars came on the sound system. Spectators at Cocoa Beach watch SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket launchTwo of the three boosters landed safely.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2018 05:11 UTC