Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Falcon Heavy Launch

Wow, what an amazing launch test yesterday of the Space x F9H. On Tuesday, Feb. 6th at 9:45 PM, Falcon Heavy successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two, with the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons. To give you an idea : the rocket realized the speed of sound 1 minuut after lift off ... 
But for me the most impressive moment was for sure the landing of the two boosters, simultaneously, only 8 minutes after lift off. 


As I watched the launch together with 20 other classmates on a big screen in Antwerp, I realized everbody was clapping their hands once the boosters touched ground. So I was not the only one being impressed :)