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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of these aerospace companies launched ‘Falcon Heavy’ rocket?
A
Boeing
B
Lockheed Martin
C
SpaceX
D
Blue Origin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Falcon, privately developed family of three launch vehicles -Falcon 1, Falcon 9 , and Falcon Heavy-built by the U.S. corporation SpaceX with funding from South African-born American entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Detailed explanation-2: -In June 2022, the U.S. Space Force certified Falcon Heavy for launching its top secret satellites, with the first such launch being USSF-44 which happened at 1 November 2022; it successfully launched on 1 November 2022. and the second of which being USSF-67,which was launched 11 weeks after USSF-44.

Detailed explanation-3: -And the third, a long-exposure shot, shows the arcing route the rocket took over the Atlantic Ocean to low Earth orbit. - What’s going on with Elon Musk, SpaceX’s Starlink and Ukraine? SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 for the very first time in June 2010, sending a dummy version of the company’s Dragon cargo capsule aloft.

Detailed explanation-4: -USSF-67 was the fifth Falcon Heavy launch for SpaceX, but only the second in recent months. The fourth launch of the vehicle, in November 2022, was another U.S. Space Force flight known as USSF-44.

Detailed explanation-5: -SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket takes off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 15.

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