SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Is Launching One of its Most Complex Missions Yet

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful operational rocket, is set to launch on June 24, 2019 at 11:30 PM EDT. On it is the most diverse payload that holds the key for the future space exploration. How Bad Are Rocket Launches for the Environment? https://youtu.be/lMCk4m6DsNg Read More: Falcon Heavy https://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy "Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)---a mass greater than 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." Five Things to Know about NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7415 "The Deep Space Atomic Clock is a sibling of the atomic clocks you interact with every day on your smart phone. Atomic clocks aboard satellites enable your phone's GPS application to get you from point A to point B by calculating where you are on Earth, based on the time it takes the signal to travel from the satellite to your phone." Inside the SpaceX Falcon Heavy's Most Challenging Payload Yet https://aerospace.org/article/spacexs-falcon-heavy-hauls-complex-payload "The Falcon Heavy will undertake it’s third flight -carrying 25 satellites to orbit for the U.S. military, NASA, other government agencies, schools, and research institutions. Named STP-2, the mission involves one of the most diverse group of payloads ever launched into orbit on a single launch vehicle." ____________________ Elements is more than just a science show. It’s your science-loving best friend, tasked with keeping you updated and interested on all the compelling, innovative and groundbreaking science happening all around us. Join our passionate hosts as they help break down and present fascinating science, from quarks to quantum theory and beyond. Seeker explains every aspect of our world through a lens of scien