It's worth noting that Falcon Heavy development is being paid for by SpaceX, as were the upgrades to Falcon 9 to increase its payload. SpaceX plans on making th

It's worth noting that Falcon Heavy development is being paid for by SpaceX, as were the upgrades to Falcon 9 to increase its payload. SpaceX plans on making that money back from commercial launches, mainly heavier geosync satellites. Aside from the two launch failures, SpaceX has been very efficient with R&D&operations.