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SpaceX to launch huge new rocket
SpaceX of California says it plans to
launch the most powerful expendable
rocket since the Apollo era in 2013.
The Falcon 9-Heavy is a beefed up
version of the vehicle the company will
soon use to send a robotic cargo ship
to the International Space Station.
The new rocket should be capable of
putting more than 53 tonnes (117,000lb)
of payload in a low-Earth orbit - more
than twice that of the space shuttle.
CEO Elon Musk said the rocket would be
made safe enough to launch astronauts.
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