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How many SpaceX 2nd stages are in heliocentric orbits?
I can think of one particularly famous SpaceX 2nd stage in heliocentric orbit that even has its own website: https://www.whereisroadster.com/ and I know one was used to send DSCOVR towards Sun-Earth ...
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Could a Falcon Heavy assembly or something similar be useful for deep space missions? [duplicate]
Please forgive me, I'm a stargazer not an astronomer, nor a rocket scientist.
If one could get a complete, fully fueled Falcon Heavy assembly into space, say for example by sandwiching one between ...
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Why can't Falcon Heavy accelerate deep space payloads as fast as Atlas V and Delta Heavy?
A Falcon Heavy with an expendable core costs $95M and lifts 2.5x as much to GTO as the Atlas V. It's Pluto injection orbit payload is nearly half of the Atlas V's GTO payload. In the answer to this ...
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