million pounds of thrust to lift seventy tons into orbit a capacity unseen since nasa put men on the moon behind it all found in a long musk is pulling out in front of the new commercial space race. it wouldn't be an airline must production without the usual flair for one the rocket payload will be a cherry red tesla roadster seated in the front seat handle the wheel a dummy by the name of star man his fate following the test an outward bound journey from earth's orbit preferably to a david bowie soundtrack at least according to the promo video. behind musk's humor or bold ambitions if all goes to plan the falcon heavy as a successor to the smaller falcon nine seen here will live twice as much as the current largest rocket in the u.s. space fleet for a quarter of the cost much of those cost savings are found in reusable boosters which are designed to return to earth after launching it's always