SpaceX Falcon Heavy (updates & maiden flight)

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And this won't be a 3-4 second static fire like the Falcon 9 tests;  12+ seconds, assuming everything holds together or it doesn't abort.

 

Damn male alligators will think it's mating season again, coming to the surface and bellowing a challenge like they did with Saturn V.

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Doesn't look like it's going to happen today either.

 

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The static fire test of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is not expected today, and we have not received a new target date for the hold-down firing at pad 39A.

SpaceX's launch team continues to work through testing of the Falcon Heavy ahead of the first static fire at pad 39A.

Meanwhile, launch preps at nearby pad 41 are underway for an Atlas 5 mission scheduled for liftoff Thursday evening, with rollout of the rocket to the launch pad scheduled for tomorrow. A Falcon Heavy static fire at pad 39A is not expected to occur during the Atlas 5 countdown, a ULA official said today, due to shared safety, security and ground infrastructure between the two adjacent pads.

But the target date for the Falcon Heavy static fire remains uncertain, and we'll share information as we confirm it.

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:yes: That fits perfectly in-line with what folks on my end have been saying too. Pad and other technical issues that needed to be straightened out before the test launch would likely take a month.

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