00:00When the Falcon Heavy made its maiden flight in 2018 and sent a Tesla Roadster toward Mars,
00:06it wasn't just a launch, it was a statement. Three coupled Falcon 9 cores,
00:12over 60 tons of payload, into low Earth orbit. More than 2200 tons of launch thrust. A rocket
00:20that on paper was supposed to dominate everything. And yet, it only flies very rarely today. It's
00:28supposed to launch five times this year. But so far, in its eight years of operation,
00:34it has launched a total of 11 times. On average, that's less than twice a year. But why?
00:40The Plain Facts First
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