Falcon heavy
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with 24 satellites
The craft blasted off to cheers from onlookers at 2:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) after a three-hour delay from the original launch time late Monday.
The middle booster, after pushing the payload into space, returned nearly 10 minutes later for a successful landing on SpaceX’s seafaring drone ship 645 km off the Florida coast.
The SA-born entrepreneur successfully launched his new rocket called the Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday.
Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful rocket booster in the world, capable of delivering a 54-tonne payload into orbit.