Tag: SpaceX
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SpaceX releases close up images of Falcon Heavy’s launch pad debut
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. It was lowered and returned to its hangar the following day. The Falcon Heavy will return…
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Falcon Heavy preparing for Static Fire test
SpaceX has been ticking off the milestones towards the maiden flight of its Falcon Heavy rocket, with the latest achievement resulting in the vehicle making her first trip to the launch pad. Via a process known as “Fit Checks”, this flow milestone allows for a test run of rollout and erection on Pad 39A ahead of…
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Time-lapse video: Falcon Heavy lowered after launch pad debut
The Falcon Heavy rocket was lowered to the horizontal position before sunrise Friday morning after less than a day standing at the launch pad. This time-lapse video plays at 10 times normal speed. This video is made possible by the generous support of Spaceflight Now members. Join today. We appreciate your support.
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Falcon Heavy raised on pad 39A for first time
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) Friday after Falcon Heavy was lowered back horizontal at pad 39A. This image was taken on the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex bus tour near pad 39A. Credit: Dave Borinski SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket, made up of two previously-flown Falcon 9 boosters and a beefed up…
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Time-lapse video: Falcon Heavy goes vertical at launch pad 39A
Watch a time-lapse video as the Falcon Heavy goes vertical at launch pad 39A on December 28, 2017. The video runs at 34 times normal speed. This video is made possible by the generous support of Spaceflight Now members. Join today. We appreciate your support. Email the author. Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.
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Photos: Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster prepped for one-way trip to deep space
Credit: SpaceX 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. The electric sports car will be launched on a trajectory to escape the grasp of Earth’s gravity aboard the first flight of…
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Aliens in L.A.? Santa? Even Elon Musk has some fun with SpaceX rocket’s sky show
The contrail left behind by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch looked like a giant fish in the skies over Southern California. (Elon Musk via Twitter) The bloom of exhaust that blossomed in Southern California’s skies during Friday evening’s liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket sparked jokes and jitters — with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joining in. Was…
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A car for Mars: Elon Musk shows Tesla Roadster revving up for Falcon Heavy liftoff
Elon Musk’s red Tesla Roadster is nestled within the payload shroud for a Falcon Heavy rocket. (Elon Musk via Instagram) After a flurry of speculation, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is showing off his midnight cherry-red Tesla Roadster sports car as it’s being prepared for its ride atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. Liftoff from Launch Complex…
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SpaceX puts 10 Iridium telecom satellites in orbit – and creates a spectacle in the sky
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (SpaceX via YouTube) SpaceX has sent 10 more satellites into orbit for the Iridium NEXT constellation, passing the halfway point in its 75-satellite launch contract. The satellites went into space aboard a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket launched at 5:27 p.m. PT today…
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SpaceX close out 2017 campaign with Iridium-4 launch
SpaceX conducted its final launch of 2017 Friday, with a Falcon 9 lifting off from Vandenberg Air Force Base to deploy ten more Iridium-NEXT communications satellites. The launch, which occurred at 17:27:23 Pacific Time (01:27 UTC on Saturday), took place 61 seconds after a Japanese H-IIA rocket is lifted off on the other side of…