SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch
Definition
A high-profile orbital launch event conducted by SpaceX using the Falcon Heavy rocket, a super heavy-lift launch vehicle composed of three Falcon 9 cores, capable of delivering over 60 metric tons to low Earth orbit.
The spectacular liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, often featuring dramatic side booster recoveries and payloads like satellites or, memorably, Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster.
Examples
The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch turned a routine Thursday into a fireworks show visible from three states.
Forget fireworks on the Fourth; nothing beats live-streaming a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch with boosters landing like boss-level drones.
Elon's grin after the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch said it all: 'We just made gravity look optional.'
Budget cuts? Pfft, a single SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch proves we're still dreaming bigger than our national debt.