Large rocket test scheduled for late 2012

This is the VOA Special English Report Technology voaspecialenglish.com | http A U.S. space company says a powerful new rocket would be ready for a test launch late next year. The company Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX. His new rocket called Falcon heavy. Company officials say it will be capable of carrying satellites or spacecraft weighing up to 53 tons into orbit. The weight of the load is twice the capacity of NASA's space shuttle. Spaceagency withdrew his transfer after thirty years. Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX. He says that 53 tons is the weight of a Boeing 737 loaded with 136 passengers, baggage and fuel. Capacity E 'more than any other spacecraft in history, he says, besides the five of Saturn. Five NASA Saturn rockets used in Apollo and Skylab programs in their sixties and seventies. A Saturn Five has launched the Apollo 11 missionthat was the first man on the moon in 1969. The missiles were decommissioned in 1973. But it remains the most powerful built.Elon Musk says the Falcon will be the second most powerful rocket ever heavier. He says it's designed to do more than carry satellites and space equipment. He says the rocket was designed to meet the human needs of safety ratings NASA spaceflight. So could one day be used to transport astronauts and other travelers...

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