CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -After SpaceX scrubbed the launch Friday, the Falcon Heavy rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center Sunday night. The rocket launched at 8:26 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A .

Detailed explanation-2: -Falcon Heavy is a partially reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle that can carry cargo into Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond, designed, manufactured and launched by American aerospace company SpaceX.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first demonstration flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket took place on Feb. 6, 2018, from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The flight placed a Tesla Roadster, attached to its second stage, into solar orbit as far as the orbit of Mars.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cape Canaveral Space Force Station In 2007, the US Air Force leased Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 to SpaceX to launch the Falcon 9 rocket.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off just after 1 p.m. California time from Vandenberg Space Force Base northwest of Santa Barbara. The rocket carried 51 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. You can watch the launch here.