Falcon Heavy Demo Flight – Page 3

Watch the Falcon Heavy roar to life

January 24, 2018 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX ignited the engines of its Falcon Heavy at 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Jan. 24 as it prepares for the maiden flight of the three-core rocket.

End to government shutdown should limit impact on space operations

January 22, 2018 Stephen Clark

NASA and the U.S. Air Force are expected to return to normal operations Tuesday after lawmakers passed a budget bill Monday evening, ending a government funding lapse that threatened to cut off live television coverage of an International Space Station spacewalk and interrupt SpaceX launch operations in Florida and California.

Video: Falcon Heavy undergoes fueling test at pad 39A

January 21, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket was loaded with propellants Saturday at Kennedy Space Center’s launch pad 39A, as engineers make progress preparing for a hold-down engine firing, and eventually liftoff of the huge commercial launcher.

Time-lapse video: The Falcon Heavy goes vertical again

January 13, 2018 Spaceflight Now

Watch a time-lapse video as the Falcon Heavy is moved into position for prelaunch testing at the Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A on January 12, 2018.

Time lapse: Watch the Falcon Heavy placed on pad 39A

January 9, 2018 Spaceflight Now

Watch a time-lapse video as the Falcon Heavy is lifted into position at launch pad 39A on January 8, 2018. The video runs at 50 times normal speed.

Live coverage: Falcon Heavy completes dramatic pre-launch engine test

January 9, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s fired the engines of its Falcon Heavy rocket at launch pad 39A at 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT) on Wednesday. The crucial pre-launch engine test has been repeatedly delayed since the rocket returned to the launch pad earlier this month.

SpaceX releases close up images of Falcon Heavy’s launch pad debut

January 3, 2018 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX has released the first close-up images and video of the Falcon Heavy rocket at launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The rocket was rolled out on December 28, 2017 and raised vertical on the launch pad.

Time-lapse video: Falcon Heavy lowered after launch pad debut

December 29, 2017 Spaceflight Now

The Falcon Heavy rocket was lowered to the horizontal position before sunrise Friday morning after less than a day standing at the launch pad.

Photos: Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster prepped for one-way trip to deep space

December 28, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX has released photos of Elon Musk’s midnight cherry red Tesla Roadster, the dummy payload selected for the Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden test flight, being readied for launch at Cape Canaveral.

Falcon Heavy raised on pad 39A for first time

December 28, 2017 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket, made up of two previously-flown Falcon 9 boosters and a beefed up central core stage, made the trip to launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and was raised vertical Thursday for testing ahead of its first liftoff next month.