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Question 1
What bird of prey names SpaceX's primary reusable rockets, sharing its moniker with Han Solo's iconic smuggling ship from Star Wars?
Elon Musk named the rockets after the Millennium Falcon. The most flown variant, the Falcon 9, gets its number from the nine Merlin engines powering its first stage.
Question 2
Mocking critics who deemed it impossible, what mythical beast names SpaceX's crew capsule and the magic subject of a 1963 folk song?
Musk chose the name as a nod to the 1963 song "Puff, the Magic Dragon" because early aerospace critics considered his ambitious spaceflight goals impossible to achieve.
Question 3
Aerospace company SpaceX launched what unusual cargo on its first Falcon Heavy flight?
The personal sports car of CEO Elon Musk was launched with a spacesuit-clad mannequin named Starman in the driver's seat, playing the David Bowie song "Space Oddity".