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The first experimental launch of the "Falcon Heavy" rocket or launch launch of SpaceX's latest landing capability was held at 3:45 in the local time, from the historic 39A Launch Pad of Florida's Kennedy Space Center on February 6, 2018. This 39A Launch Pad flew to the Apollo 11 missile spacecraft in 1969. The mission in which people walk on the moon chest. The first space shuttle Columbia was launched from here. Now the history of the first test flight of the second highest rocket rocket, the 39A Launch Pad.

 Launch Pad A, B and Control Center: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39

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In 2002, the company of Falcon Heavy, the maker of SpaceX, started its journey with CEO & Lead Designer 'Elon Musk'. Shortly after the commencement of the journey, SpaceX was placed at the top of the list of such private companies by establishing a successful milestone in the study of spacecraft and spacecraft.

Space Exploration Technology - SpaceX Success Story

Just eight years after the establishment of the launch of SpaceX in June 2010, Falcon 9's first successful flight took place and reached Earth's orbit. Falcon Heavy Rocket developed the Falcon 9 rocket. With the creation of rockets, SpaceX was continuously doing research to create new types of people and goods to build spacecraft. As a result, in December of the same year Spacex invented the SpaceCraft Dragon was sent to Earth orbits. Dragon spacecraft returns to earth and lands in the Pacific with 17,000 miles per hour orbiting the Earth. For the first time in the history of the world, a private company returned to the world after the spacecraft adventure. SpaceX's dragon spacecraft was triggered by its own rocket Falcon 9. In just one and a half years after the first test flight, in May 2012, the first successful commercial flight took place in Falcon 9 and Cargo Dragon. This was the first time a private company operated a commercial spacecraft to supply goods at the International Space Station.

The whole spacecraft that is to be transmitted to orbit around the Earth or any other space or object outside of the Earth is basically made up of two planets. Launch Vehicle or Rocket and Spacecraft. Spacescrafts are people or goods carrying parts that will reach the latest destination. And the space used to launch the spacecraft at the speed of gravity to move in orbit or at the speed required to send it out of the world is a launcher. Cargo spacecraft is a spacecraft used to carry the life-saving astronaut portable spacecraft with the Crew spacecraft and the goods. Whether it is a spacecraft, satellites or rubbish, whatever is sent to space, their common name is Payload.

After conducting successful commercial cargo spacecraft flights, SpaceX looked at a breakthrough invention; In the study of rocket landing systems and reusable rockets. Earlier, all rockets or launchers could be used only once. It is easy to say that the rocket was just 'one time use'. The rocket was loaded by throwing the payload into a fixed orbit and roaming around the space debris. However, each of these rockets was a completely new launcher. They were written once they were written once they were written. If this rocket can not be thrown into the space, it can be landed in some way and can be launched again, on one hand such as Space Debris will not be created, and the cost of the rocket will be reduced greatly. SpaceX has succeeded in doing that task.


Such a breakthrough is not a matter of course. Discovery of long-term research, experimental trials The discovery of reusable rockets is also the result of a long-term hard work. Starting with the Grasshopper project, the discovery of the rocket's discovery works. In September 2012, for the first time, it was able to successfully land at the height of 6 feet. Prototype Rocket Grasshopper, with the necessary structural features for landing. The rocket took up only six feet above, but it took rocket science to a unique height. After progressing gradually, the Grasshopper project started to improve. Growing to Grasshopper's height increases, the ability to be able to land the rocket returned from the orbit.

             Grasshopper – Prototype of the Rocket of new era.

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• After three months, the capacity to fly up to 40 meters in December .

• In the three months of March, the height of the flight in March 2013 is 80 meters .
  -'Grasshopper', which is flying at a fast pace, raises the height within a month to 3 times. It rises to 250 meters high .

• In the next jump, more than 75 meters forward, two months' effort. Jump 325 meters high .

• Already the Grasshopper project has crossed a year. Grasshopper, after the new challenge in August 2013. Growing at a height of 250 meters, horizontally over 100 meters distance , Grasherper landed . It was one of the most difficult and most important steps in this project, to land vertically over 100 meters in height, more than 10 storey buildings.

• Two months later, half a mile crossing Grasshopper , about 744 meters high .

• After the success of all these steps, the development of fixed landing leg instead of the Grasshopper prototype, folding landing leg placement, research on the landing of the original Falcon 9 rocket. Of these, other SpaceX commercial and experimental rockets were launched. From there, taking back the rockets that have been reclaimed from the Earth, there is a need to collect information and research activities for successful landing .

• After three years of finally leaping 6 feet, in December 2015, 11 satellites in the OBRCOMM-2 mission, successfully fished for the first time in the orbit of the Falcon 9 rocket. This is the first successful rocket flight in the history of the world.

• Four months later, the Falcon 9 rocket rocketed in the CRS-8 mission in April 2016, successfully landed on Droneship on the sea level. The new horizon is introduced in rocket history through the successful landing of reusable launchers on land and sea level droneship.

During this time, in addition to the activities of Reusable Rocket, SpaceX has managed to supply goods at the International Space Station through NASA, and other organizations have organized commercial missions in the orbit of the Earth. These were the Cargo Spacecraft carrying missions.

In the month of March 2016, the second successful Falcon 9 rocket flight took place in the CRS-8 mission in April 2016. In the field of space research, the history of the first recycling of reusable rockets was made . In September 2014, the re-flight of the Dragon Cargo spacecraft from the CRS-4 mission is in June 2016. And lastly, at the beginning of the year, Falcon Heavy was the first successful piloting flight, launching payload orbit and rocket landing.

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The topic discussed in the next episode:

Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Structure Structure, Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle's main components, Falcon Heavy Launch Vehicle, Dragon Spacecraft, Falcon Heavy First Test Flight,

References -

1. Launch Complex 39 - NASA

2. The Milestone Space Missions Launched from NASA's Historic Pad 39A - space.com

3. SpaceX News - SpaceX

4. The Why and how of landing rockets - SpaceX

5. Falcon 9 - SpaceX

6. Falcon 9 User’s Guide – SpaceX (Bak link)

7. Here's what's next for SpaceX after Falcon Heavy's first flight - The Verge

8. SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9: What are the real cost savings for customers? - Space News

9. Falcon Heavy - SpaceX

10. Capabilities & Services - SpaceX