In just over an hour, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket will be launching! I’m so freaking excited! I’ve mentioned before that I enjoy watching the stars and part of this includes a fascination with rockets/satellites etc.

Tonight’s launch is special for a number of reasons:

1. This is the most powerful rocket ever launched by a factor of 2 (i.e. it is twice as powerful as the next rocket, the Delta IV Heavy)
2. It is the first time this rocket is being launched
3. SpaceX will attempt to land all 3 of the first stage rockets (two on land and one at sea)
4. The cargo for this flight Elon Musk’s cherry red Tesla Roadster which contains a human space suit in it (giving it the appearance of someone driving it)
5. The car will be playing “A Space Oddity”
6. If the launch is successful, the car will exist in space for over a billion years

So yeah. It’s pretty exciting! If you are interested in these things and want to read more, I’d recommend Wait But Why’s post on the BFR (the Big F*cking Rocket, which will make the Falcon Heavy look like a cheap chinese firework in comparison)

Lastly, the live link to the launch is available here.

Regardless of whether it works or not, it’s going to be one hell of a show!

P.S. check out Musk’s instagram for a preview of the action

Image is of the Falcon Heavy, taken from the SpaceX Website

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