News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Watch the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch Today. Parent comment

Re:Watch the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch Today by overcast on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @11:02AM (#16317094)
Not only that, it's being set into orbit around the sun.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Watch the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch Today by imron on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @11:17AM (#16317205)
Yep, and not just for kicks, it's also to demonstrate they can launch a payload far enough to reach the orbit of Mars if required.
[ Parent | on HN ]