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The Daily Breeze reports that Hawthorne, California has unveiled a towering monument of a rocket on the city's main roadway to honor its most celebrated corporate citizen — the space transportation company SpaceX.
Erected on Hawthorne Boulevard just south of El Segundo Boulevard, the monument is a 25-foot replica of a Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful rocket. Resting at a 45-degree angle on a thick support column, the tip of the rocket reaches 37 feet at its highest point.

At night the rocket is backlit by 27 red LED lights emulating thrusters. A light in the front casts a green glow onto the monument, which weighs a hefty two tons. At the tip of the Heavy lift is the Dragon capsule that has carried cargo to the International Space Station.


Photo credit: Hawthorne @MayorChrisBrown

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