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SpaceX receives commercial launch license for first Falcon Heavy flight

February 4, 2018 Stephen Clark

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a launch license for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket set for blastoff Tuesday, giving the U.S. government’s regulatory green light for the heavy-lifter to dispatch Elon Musk’s used electric car on a one-way trip into deep space.

SpaceX schedules Feb. 6 target date for Falcon Heavy test launch

January 28, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could blast off for the first time as soon as Feb. 6, company founder Elon Musk said Saturday, announcing the first official target launch date for the heavy-lifter’s maiden mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Falcon Heavy lowered at launch pad

January 27, 2018 Spaceflight Now

The Falcon Heavy rocket was lowered to the horizontal position at launch pad 39A on 27 January 2018 after a successful engine test firing.

4K video of the Falcon Heavy hot fire (members only)

January 25, 2018 Spaceflight Now

The Falcon Heavy engine test firing at launch pad 39A seen in 4K high resolution video. The engines fired at 12:30pm EST (1730 GMT) on 24 January 2018 as part of a crucial pre-launch test.

Hold-down firing nudges Falcon Heavy rocket closer to first liftoff

January 24, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket fired up 27 main engines Wednesday on launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a crackling rumble across the swampy spaceport and moving the heavy-lifter a step closer to its oft-delayed maiden flight as soon as next week.

Falcon Heavy hot fire as seen from Kennedy Space Center Press Site

January 24, 2018 Spaceflight Now

Video of the Falcon Heavy engine test firing at launch pad 39A as seen from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.

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.

Live from launch pad 39A (members only)

January 24, 2018 Spaceflight Now

As SpaceX gets ready for the maiden flight of its Falcon Heavy booster, watch a live feed of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. (Members only)

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.