本周二，SpaceX 公司成功发射了该公司最大的“猎鹰”号重型火箭。这次发射对马斯克（SpaceX CEO）及私人太空探测的未来都是一次伟大的胜利。
“猎鹰”号经过一些延误之后，于下午3点45分在肯尼迪航天中心起飞。火箭计划携带埃伦•马斯克的红色特斯拉跑车进入火星轨道——尽管它设法超过火星的轨道，继续进入小行星带。
重型猎鹰的成功发射颠覆了发射行业，火箭上134英尺高的助推器可以被重复利用。如今世界上其他火箭助推器在发射后都会被丢弃。
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket(猎鹰重型火箭) — the company’s biggest — into space on Tuesday. The event was a huge win for Musk and the future of private space exploration(私人航天探测).
Falcon Heavy left the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 3:45 p.m. ET after some delays. The rocket planned to carry Elon Musk’s red Tesla Roadster(特斯拉跑车) out to Mars orbit(轨道) — though it managed to exceed Mars’ orbit and continue on into the Asteroid Belt.
Falcon Heavy’s successful liftoff(发射) could disrupt(扰乱) the launch(发射) industry, as the system’s 134-foot-tall boosters(助推器) can land themselves to be reused. Other rocket boosters on the market today are discarded(丢弃) after launch.