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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: -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: -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. During the ViaSat-3 Americas mission, satellites were sent into orbit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elon Musk cofounded the electronic payment firm PayPal, and in 2002 he founded SpaceX, a company that makes rockets and spacecraft. He was a major early funder of Tesla, which makes electric cars and batteries, and became its chief executive officer in 2008. He purchased the social media service Twitter in 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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