THE week before last, a falcon was launched into space: Elon Musk's privately financed falcon 9 heavy-lifting rocket.

上上个星期，一枚猎鹰号运载火箭发射升空：伊隆麝香私人资助了猎鹰9号大推力运载火箭。

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How can a newcomer Musk hope to skip a few technological generations with his Falcon Heavy which is nothing more than just an upgraded Falcon 9?

作为新来者的马斯克希望用他的猎鹰9跳过一些技术迭代，就仅凭升级后的猎鹰9 ？

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He tells the broadcaster that the Ariane 5 rocket stands "no chance" in the face of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy systems from his own SpaceX outfit, as it's more expensive to use -- and the contrast will only get worse when a cheaper, next-generation Falcon 9 arrives, he says.

ENGADGET: CE-Oh no he didn't!: SpaceX creator Elon Musk says Ariane 5 rocket has 'no chance'