12 things you may not know about SpaceX's Falcon Heavy missile

Jobs like a scientific breakthrough. SpaceX did this with surprise, disbelief and humor of public opinion that a car went through space with a line of "Don't panic!". The launch of Falcon Heavy leaves some memorable moments.

Before testing SpaceX's 'weapon' Falcon Heavy, even the CEO of Elon Musk did not know what to expect. He said: "It will be an interesting success or an interesting failure." The truth is that there is a huge explosion when Falcon Heavy's 27 engines launch and lift SpaceX's largest missiles into space. Enhanced missiles return to Earth, landing at the same time, one has risen to Mars orbit and beyond.

A fake astronaut named "The Starman" inside the Tesla Roadster floated in space.

This rocket is a big problem

SpaceX launched missiles before, but the Falcon Heavy is the company's strongest rocket to date. In a press conference after his debut, Elon Musk said: "Crazy things can come true. I didn't really think this would be realized. When I saw the rocket launched, I realized that thousands of impossible things could still be done. SpaceX faced the ups and downs as it tried to bring missile technology forward.

The name of Falcon

SpaceX's and the Falcon Heavy are named after Han Solo's trip in Star Wars, the Millennium Falcon spacecraft.

The rocket is extremely big

With a height of 230 feet (70 meters), Falcon Heavy is sure to impress, but it is not the largest rocket ever by NASA's Saturn V rocket of 111 meters.

Designed for reuse

The original goal was the development of a reusable missile system. For decades, one of the biggest cost factors behind rockets is that they have to be rebuilt for every launch. SpaceX focuses on how missiles return to Earth and land in a controlled manner. Last year SpaceX did that when the company landed a Falcon 9 on an uninhabited Atlantic ship. The name of the ship is "Of course I still love you" , to honor the science fiction author Iain M. Banks. Including the first landing, SpaceX landed 21 Falcon 9 back to Earth.

Three missiles

Last year Falcon 9 had an enhanced rocket, while Falcon Heavy had three: two first-class boosters and one booster missile. These three missiles provide Falcon Heavy 2.3 million kg of thrust, allowing it to carry 70 tons of cargo into space.

One of the best moments since the launch of Falcon Heavy was when the first two class tanks landed in sync with the earth at the destination. The third booster and core booster missile was unsuccessful and fell at a speed of 300 miles per hour (480 miles per hour) into an unmanned oceanic vessel.

It can carry whales

Falcon Heavy can load 140,700 pounds (63,800kg) into earth orbit, equivalent to the weight of two humpback whales. For a trip to Mars, it may carry 37,000 lbs (16,800kg).

Rocket car

The Roadster is on top of the second platform of Falcon Heavy.

When a new rocket is tested, the load is usually a specific block. Normally, Musk thought it was boring and chose a red cherry Tesla Roadster with a fake astronaut named Starman in the driver's seat. The Roadster is on top of the second platform of Falcon Heavy.

A new set of clothes

SpaceX revealed the clothes that Starman astronaut wore last summer. It looks sleek with mainstream gray and white and has been tested to double vacuum pressure.

A few small but extremely interesting spots on the Tesla Roadster

1. On the dashboard there is a small Roadster and astronaut.
2. The screen of the control panel displays the words 'Don't panic!' , related to the instructional cover in the novel "A guide to space travel" by Douglas Adams.
3. The words "Made on earth by humans" are printed on the circuit board of cars.
4. In cars there is a disc with a digital copy of the science fiction series Foudation by Isaac Asimov.
5. There is a car version engraved with the names of 6,000 SpaceX employees.

Tesla and David Bowie

If you're going to play a song in a floating car on Mars, David Bowie's "Life on Mars" seems to be a perfect choice. An interesting sound of culture and science is that while Tesla Roadster played Bowie's music in space, Bowie himself played Nikola Tesla, scientist Nikola Tesla, whom the company named, in the film Christopher Nolan. "The Prestige" from John Fusco's No Film School.

To Mars and beyond

"Crossing Mars's orbit and continuing to the Asteroid Belt" is what Musk announced on his Twitter.

At the press conference after the missile launch, Musk joked that maybe aliens would discover it.

The second phase with Roadster could be in an elliptical orbit around the sun for millions of years if it were to say billions of years. At the press conference after the missile launch, Musk joked that maybe aliens would discover it.

Next steps

Musk has confirmed that Falcon Heavy is intended to be a cargo rocket and will be launched again in about three to six months. Eventually it will be used to provide payloads such as satellites for both private and military companies, like Falcon 9.

"Falcon Heavy opens a new universe era , " Musk said. "It can release twice the load of any other missile in the world, it can launch Pluto and beyond."

SpaceX is developing a bigger missile named. The name is called a reference to a gun in the Doom game, BFG9000. The missile will use 31 engines and can carry 150 tons twice as much as Falcon Heavy can. Its purpose is to bring people into expeditions deep in space, such as going to Mars. Testing of this missile will not begin until 2019 and it will not be used for at least three or four years.

And talking about bringing people into space, Musk still hopes to launch astronauts into space through Dragon missiles and Falcon 9 missiles at the end of the year.