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 Debut del Falcon Heavy de SpaceX infographic
El gráfico muestra las especificaciones del Falcon Heavy.
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SPACE

Primer vuelo del cohete más poderoso del mundo

By Jordi Bou

January 31, 2018 - SpaceX planea intentar el primer lanzamiento de su cohete Falcon Heavy para fin de mes. Con 27 motores que generarán cinco millones de libras de empuje al despegue, el cohete acelerador de núcleo triple será el vehículo de lanzamiento más poderoso del mundo. El muy pospuesto vuelo inaugural es una misión de demostración no pagada por clientes.

In December, the company’s chief executive Elon Musk announced the rocket would carry his own Tesla Roadster sports car on a trajectory that would take it past the planet Mars. The Falcon Heavy will be “the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two,” according to SpaceX.

Before launch, the Falcon Heavy will perform a critical Static Fire test. A staggered start sequence will see all 27 Merlin 1D engines ignited together.

Once the static fire is complete, data will be reviewed to determine whether a second static fire is necessary before proceeding into the launch campaign.

Falcon Heavy will target the end of January for its maiden voyage with January 25 pencilled in as a No Earlier Than (NET) date if the static fire goes perfectly.

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PUBLISHED: 16/01/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: SpaceX
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