Falcon Heavy

Overview

A heavy-lift rocket by SpaceX built from three Falcon 9 cores, with reusable side boosters.

Knowledge connections

• Operated bySpaceX
• LaunchedEuropa Clipper
• LaunchedPsyche
• Member of familyFalcon
• Launched fromLaunch Complex 39A
• Powered byMerlin 1D
• Derived fromFalcon 9
• LaunchedLightSail 2

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

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