Falcon Heavy launch represents new era for rocket manufacturing

This week, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time ever, ushering in a new era in rocket manufacturing.

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches from Florida. Image courtesy of SpaceX. The rocket, which is the largest in the world in terms of payload, launched from Florida on Tuesday, lifting a red Tesla Roadster into an orbit which will take it into the asteroid belt. While the payload itself was merely a…