SpaceX is having their most successful year yet, with twelve launches so far and another eight scheduled by year's end - more than any other company . . or even country.
The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, was successfully tested a second time on Sept. 2, and will take its first flight in November.
"With the ability to lift into orbit over 54 metric tons (119,000 lb)--a mass equivalent to a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost."
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