{"id":18648,"date":"2018-02-06T23:36:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/internet-users-including-donald-trump-are-over-the-moon-about-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket\/"},"modified":"2018-02-06T23:36:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:36:13","slug":"internet-users-including-donald-trump-are-over-the-moon-about-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/internet-users-including-donald-trump-are-over-the-moon-about-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet users \u2013 including Donald Trump \u2013 are over the moon about SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SpaceX employees cheer at the company\u2019s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., after the successful launch of the first Falcon Heavy rocket. (SpaceX via YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket didn\u2019t blow up on the launch pad, but it did blow up the internet.<\/p>\n

More than 2 million people tuned in to the launch of the world\u2019s most powerful operational rocket on YouTube. The pieces of the triple-barreled rocket splintered off and two of the three cores made picture-perfect landings, setting off childlike joy across the internet.<\/p>\n

With the launch complete, attention turned to the Tesla Roadster with a spacesuit-clad \u201cStarman\u201d mannequin in the front seat packed inside the Falcon Heavy\u2019s nose cone. A livestream produced breathtaking images of Starman and the Roadster in space.<\/p>\n

No one had more to be giddy about today than SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. But he played it cool.<\/p>\n