Launch Pad 39A – Page 30 – Spaceflight Now

4K video: Wide-angle view of Falcon Heavy launch

February 7, 2018 Stephen Clark

Watch a 4K video replay of the first Falcon Heavy launch as viewed from the Kennedy Space Center Press Site around 3 miles from pad 39A.

Video: Falcon Heavy blasts off, boosters land at Cape Canaveral

February 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s new Falcon Heavy rocket successfully soared into orbit Tuesday, and its two strap-on boosters came back to Cape Canaveral for an electrifying double-landing punctuated by quadruple sonic booms.

Launch timeline for Falcon Heavy’s maiden flight

February 6, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket is set for liftoff Tuesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the heavy-lift launcher will head on an easterly course over the Atlantic Ocean atop nearly 5 million pounds of thrust.

First Falcon Heavy launch blends SpaceX style, raw power and the unknown

February 5, 2018 Stephen Clark

The electric sports car shrouded inside the nose of the first Falcon Heavy rocket may conjure notions of a flight of fancy, but SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the powerful new launcher awaiting blastoff Tuesday from Florida’s Space Coast has a lot to prove.

Photos: Falcon Heavy in position for first test launch

February 5, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket stood atop historic launch pad 39A on Monday, one day before 27 kerosene-fueled rocket engines will dispatch the towering rocket into space with nearly 5 million pounds of thrust.

Live coverage: First Falcon Heavy blasts off

February 5, 2018 Stephen Clark

SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket took off on its inaugural test launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:45 p.m. EST (2045 GMT). The high-power launcher successfully boosted Elon Musk’s electric Tesla sports car into deep space as a shakedown for future Falcon Heavy missions.

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.