SpaceX is ready for the first test launch of its 27-engine Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket, which is the most powerful in the world, is designed to one day ferrying humans to the moon or Mars.
The Launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy
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Read moreFalcon Heavy "hold-down firing" test on January 24, 2018, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image from Elon Musk's Twitter feed. #
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Read moreAll 27 engines of the Falcon Heavy during assembly at Cape Canaveral, on December 20, 2017. Image from Elon Musk's Twitter feed. #
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Read more"Falcon Heavy at the Cape," December 20, 2017. Image from Elon Musk's Twitter feed. #
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Read more"Starman in Red Roadster." An Instagram image from Elon Musk showing a mannequin, in a spacesuit in his Tesla Roadster, that will be launched aboard the Falcon Heavy. Image from Elon Musk's Instagram feed. #
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Read moreLaunch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center has undergone modifications by SpaceX to adapt to the needs of the company's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. A horizontal integration facility has been constructed for processing rockets prior to rolling out for liftoff. In 2014, NASA signed a property agreement with SpaceX for the use and operation of the historic pad used during the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs. #
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Read moreFalcon Heavy on the launchpad, December 28, 2017. #
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Read moreThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy rests on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on February 5, 2018, ahead of its demonstration mission. #
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Read moreThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket sits on launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center as it is prepared for liftoff on February 5, 2018, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. #
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Read morePhotographers set up cameras that will fire remotely to record the launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 5, 2018. #
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Read moreThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy takes off from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on February 6, 2018. #
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Read moreThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from historic launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, on February 6, 2018. #
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Read moreThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy takes rises above Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on February 6, 2018. #
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Read moreA SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket climbs towards space after lifting off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center on February 6, 2018. #
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Read moreThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket trails smoke after lifting off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center on February 6, 2018. #
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Read moreA SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket trails flames after lifting off on February 6, 2018. #
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Read moreThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster rockets drop in to land at Kennedy Space Center on February 6, 2018. #
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Read moreThe two reusable Falcon 9 boosters return to Earth and land successfully, seen in this image from SpaceX video. #
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Read moreStarman, in Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, just after the payload fairing fell away, exposing the car, seen in this image from SpaceX video. #
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Read moreStarman, oriented towards the dashboard of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, looking away from the Earth, with a reminder on the dashboard display, just after the payload fairing opened, seen in this image from SpaceX video. #
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Read moreStarman, in Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, orbiting the Earth above Australia on February 6, 2018, seen in this image from SpaceX video. #
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