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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -SpaceX has launched its Starship rocket system, the biggest and most powerful ever made, for the first time in a landmark test.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Falcon Heavy lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday at 8:26 p.m. EDT (0026 GMT on Monday, May 1), carrying three satellites aloft after days of delay due to weather and a last-minute abort on April 28. SpaceX has not stated the reason for the abort.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, commonly referred to as SpaceX is an American spacecraft manufacturer, launcher, and satellite communications company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to colonization of Mars.