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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"elonmusk",<br>"author":"slytherin",<br>"permlink":"elon-musk-sends-his-tesla-roadster-to-mars",<br>"title":"Elon Musk sends his Tesla Roadster to Mars",<br>"body":"The new Space X rocket,<br> Falcon Heavy,<br> debuts on Tuesday with the Musk Roadster inside.\n\n![1517833896398.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmc9dSL9ymd6ntaP68bRjUjtSgtNB7D7nDLxCZhbftXt3L\/1517833896398.jpg)\n\n\nThe visionary South African entrepreneur Elon Musk does not cease his efforts to do great things. Beyond his activity as president of Tesla,<br> Musk is also at the head of companies like 'The Boring Company',<br> which last week put on sale 20,<br>000 flamethrowers in case a zombie apocalypse happened,<br> and SpaceX,<br> their company dedicated to transport aerospace company founded in 2002 by himself.\n\nWith the ultimate goal of colonizing Mars and expanding the horizons of humanity,<br> Space X has developed rockets such as Falcon 1 and Falcon 9,<br> reusable ships with the goal of becoming vehicles that can transport people and materials to other planets. Space X also seeks ways to travel the earth with rockets and other ideas.\n\nTHE FALCON HEAVY\n\nOn Tuesday,<br> February 6,<br> the launch of a test of the new Space X rocket,<br> the Falcon Heavy,<br> is scheduled at Cape Canaveral. Although it will not surpass NASA's space shuttle takeoff records,<br> by the time it takes off,<br> Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful rocket available today. To give an example,<br> this rocket multiplied by three the power of Falcon 9 thanks to its three thrusters,<br> one of Falcon 9,<br> and its 27 engines.\n\n![1517834318120.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQAe51fKEpSibivLoWBAZbwhAEmzq3UZWv6qmjFweSCCh\/1517834318120.jpg)\n\nThe Falcon Heavy is a very serious bet of the aerospace company founded 16 years ago. Its thrust power is quivalent to that generated by 18 Boeing 747 aircraft and will be able to put large satellites into orbit,<br> send spacecraft to the Moon,<br> to Mars and much further. In figures,<br> it is so powerful that it would be able to transport 63,<br>800 kilos to low Earth orbit,<br> 26,<br>700 to high earth orbit,<br> 16,<br>800 kilos to Mars and 3,<br>500 to Pluto.\n\nA TESLA ROADSTER IN SPACE\n\nThe launch on Tuesday has raised a great media expectation. It had been years since a launch was lived with such emotion. A large influx of onlookers is expected at the Kennedy Space Center to watch the Falcon Heavy fly and the tickets that provide a much closer view were sold out in a moment. Phil Larson,<br> former SpaceX and Obama administration assistant,<br> explains why there is so much expectation. \"When we talk about what could be the launch of the most powerful vehicle in the world,<br> another dimension of emotion is added.\"\n\nDespite its high load capacity,<br> in this test launch,<br> the Falcon Heavy will only transport the personal cherry red Tesla Roadster from Elon Musk himself. Normally,<br> rockets usually transport steel or concrete blocks when tested. However,<br> in Musk's words,<br> \"that seemed extremely boring.\" The founder of Space X already revealed in December on Twitter what he was going to launch in this test. \"Red car for a red planet,<br>\" he said then.\n\n\nIf the launch of Tuesday is successful,<br> the Tesla Roadster of Musk will be the first real car launched into space,<br> destined to make an orbit around the sun that will make it reach Mars. During your trip,<br> the song 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie will sound in the car. Musk has been publishing on his Instagram images of the car being placed on the rocket.\n\nLOOKING BEYOND\n\nAs always,<br> Elon Musk is still very ambitious and,<br> although he has not yet tried the Falcon Heavy,<br> he is already thinking about building a much bigger rocket,<br> which would surpass his Falcon 9 and his Falcon Heavy in everything. However,<br> Roger Launius,<br> retired historian of NASA,<br> warns about the South African ambition. \"Space X has a long history of excessive promises.\" These words are reminiscent of those that Steve Wozniak,<br> co-founder of Apple,<br> dedicated to Musk and Tesla for promising too many things that he later does not fulfill.\n\nElon Musk has had trouble building the Heavy,<br> a fact he admitted publicly,<br> after delaying its launch for several years. However,<br> and despite the wait,<br> the cofounder of PayPal,<br> Tesla,<br> SolarCity,<br> Hyperloop and founder of 'The Boring Company' and SpaceX already has his supercohete ready and loaded with one of his cars. On Tuesday,<br> Falcon Heavy has its latest test and Space X will offer a follow-up from its website,<br> www.spacex.com\n\n\n\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<br>\n<p><center>\n\n![DQmbmM6MXGprpWjGD69aa815FeWLujSBBQAbjGG7CKKALGm.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQytsfjsiXMjcqjaYQUg3Z76xizsGoKYQePj9egK9qjCF\/DQmbmM6MXGprpWjGD69aa815FeWLujSBBQAbjGG7CKKALGm.jpg)\n\n<\/center><p>\n\n# [S\u00cdGUENOS AQU\u00cd (https:\/\/goo.gl\/evGYHd)\n\n\n# Muchas gracias por el apoyo del equipo @cervantes. 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