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Falcon Heavy launch celebrated by Manx astronomer

Howard Parkin hails Falcon Heavy success story

The launch of the new Falcon Heavy rocket has been hailed a 'great success story' from scientists across the world, as well as an Island astronomer.

The US entrepreneur Elon Musk launched his new space craft from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

Howard Parkin of AstroManx, says it's a success story that we should all be celebrating:

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