“You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great - and that’s what being a spacefaring civilization is all about. It’s about believing in the future and thinking that the future will be better than the past. And I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars.”
| HEIGHT | 70 m / 229.6 ft |
| DIAMETER | 12.2 m / 39.9 ft |
| MASS | 1,420,788 kg / 3,125,735 lb |
| PAYLOAD TO LEO | 63,800 kg / 140,660 lb |
| PAYLOAD TO GTO | 26,700 kg / 58,860 lb |
| PAYLOAD TO MARS | 16,800 kg / 37,040 lb |
With more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, Falcon Heavy is the most capable rocket flying. By comparison, the liftoff thrust of the Falcon Heavy equals approximately eighteen 747 aircraft at full power. Falcon Heavy can lift the equivalent of a fully loaded 737 jetliner—complete with passengers, luggage and fuel—to orbit.