Elon Musk is taking a break from overseeing hat and “not a flamethrower” sales to get back to his first love: sending stuff into outer space to figure out how to get people on Mars.
On Tuesday, Feb. 6, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket will take off from Kennedy Space Center’s storied Launch Complex 39A at 1:30 pm — many Apollo missions were launched from there — and the livestream will be available on SpaceX’s YouTube channel.
The rocket is able to carry 141,000 pounds into orbit, which SpaceX notes is a mass that is greater than a 737 airplane filled with passengers and their luggage, crew members and fuel.
As noted on the SpaceX website, the “Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.”
Even Musk’s rival, Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, is excited about the launch, and wished the SpaceX team well on Twitter. Musk responded with a thank you, complete with a kissy face emoji.
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