The date of the start of Falcon Heavy to Mars is named

The founder of SpaceX, Ilon Musk, called the date of the Falcon Heavy rocket to Mars: the launch is scheduled for February 6 from the Kennedy Space Center platform in Florida. This was reported to the entrepreneur on his Twitter .

Earlier, Musk has repeatedly stated that the heavy rocket would be launched until the end of January. He did not explain the reasons for the delay.

The Falcon Heavy heavy-class launch vehicle is developed on the basis of the SpaceX used Currently Falcon 9 missiles. According to the declared characteristics, Falcon Heavy will be able to take up to 64 tons of cargo to near-Earth orbit, and it will be able to deliver up to 16.8 tons of cargo to Mars. The first step of the rocket is a bunch of two side accelerators, which use the first steps of Falcon 9, and the central block, which have visited in space. During the first launch, the company expects to return to Earth all three parts of the first stage of the rocket.

On board the rocket will be a red class Tesla. Musk explained: this is done so that this test flight is different from others, which are usually extremely boring. If everything goes according to plan, David Bowie Space Oddity will play in the car after the launch.

At present, SpaceX is also developing a BFR (Big Falcon Rocket) missile, which should replace the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy missiles. The first launch of the BFR is scheduled for 2022, in the future, the missile is planned to be used for both unmanned and manned missions. The BFR missile is designed for interplanetary flights and creating a colony on Mars. It will be equipped with new Raptr engines. In addition, the BFR is initially designed taking into account the re -use of both the first and second steps.