News Archive / Tagged: Falcon Heavy
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NASA studying option to fly Orion EM-1 on commercial rockets
Derek RichardsonMarch 14th, 2019The head of NASA told senators the first SLS flight would again be delayed and the agency is “considering all options” to get the program back on track.
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SpaceX continued to set records in 2018
Curt GodwinDecember 31st, 2018With 2017 seeing SpaceX set a company record of 18 launches in a single year, the California-based launch provider looked to 2018 to build on that success.
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Falcon Heavy attracts customers looking to capitalize on rocket’s capabilities
Curt GodwinOctober 31st, 2018The iconic quote attributed to 1989's Field of Dreams can also be applied to SpaceX and their Falcon Heavy rocket as well. While the company has yet to follow-up on the vehicle's maiden flight on February 6, 2018, it seems the success of that mission has attracted customers to the new rocket.
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Opinion: Musk marijuana story much ado about nothing
Jason RhianSeptember 9th, 2018Elon Musk smoked pot and drank whiskey in California. The story was painted as if the event was some bizarre Matthew McConaughey moment where Musk was banging on a bongo drum and smoking weed. After watching the 2.5-hour Joe Rogan interview, one is left with the impression that some in the media must be in desperate need of views.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk highlights importance of space exploration at SXSW
Ryan ChylinskiMarch 11th, 2018AUSTIN, Texas — Elon Musk gave a brief inspirational speech at South by Southwest on March 10, 2018. He spoke in a surprise appearance after a featured session on the HBO series Westworld with co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy along with other members of the show's cast.
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Video: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch highlights
Jason RhianFebruary 10th, 2018KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceFlight Insider had more than 20 cameras pointed at SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday, Feb. 6 - and a number of those were video cameras placed at Launch Complex 39A. The following video package is made solely of video captured by SFI.
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Gallery: Falcon Heavy Demonstration Flight
Mike DeepFebruary 7th, 2018Check out the images our team captured of this historic launch and landing from a variety of locations, including remote cameras placed at the launch pad.
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SpaceX does it for the first time again: Falcon Heavy sends a Tesla to deep space
Bart LeahyFebruary 6th, 2018KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — It isn't often a test flight goes almost flawlessly—what space people quietly call "nominal." Yet, SpaceX made history again Feb. 6, 2018, after successfully launching its super heavy-lift rocket, the Falcon Heavy, for the very first time.
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SFI LIVE: Inaugural flight of SpaceX Falcon Heavy
Jason RhianFebruary 6th, 2018KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX has the company's first Falcon Heavy launch vehicle poised for flight at Launch Complex 39A in Florida. The window for the flight is currently set to open at 1:30 p.m. EST (18:30 GMT). SFI will begin broadcasting our exclusive live webcast one hour prior to T-0.
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SpaceX set to attempt history again with Falcon Heavy’s first flight
Bart LeahyFebruary 5th, 2018KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX is hoping to bring reusability to a whole new level with the launch of the company's Falcon Heavy rocket on Feb. 6, 2018. If successful, the heavy-lift vehicle should greatly increase the available payload capability of a single commercial launch. First things first, however: it needs to leave the pad on its inaugural test flight.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy warms up LC-39A during static test fire
Bart LeahyJanuary 24th, 2018KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- This afternoon, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, SpaceX static-fired all 27 of the engines on its Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. Live video on NASASpaceflight.com shows that the rocket fired for at least 10 seconds. This test indicates SpaceX is moving closer to a launch date for its new heavy-lift vehicle.
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy raised for 1st time at Kennedy Space Center
Bart LeahyDecember 28th, 2017CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the first time, SpaceX used its “strongback” hydraulic mechanism to lift its three-core Falcon Heavy rocket into a vertical position at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. The vehicle will likely face more ground tests and preparations in advance of its liftoff, which is currently slated for no earlier than January 2018.
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Elon Musk trolls the Internet with Falcon Heavy tweets
Curt GodwinDecember 3rd, 2017It has been long-known that SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has a sense of humor. Indeed, Mr. Musk once quipped that the company would fund their Mars ambitions by selling underwear. Therefore, it is usually fairly easy to know when Musk is messing around.
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NASA green lights SpaceX use of pre-flown Falcon 9 first stages on CRS missions
Jason RhianNovember 19th, 2017CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Nineteen. It only took nineteen successful landings either on one of the company's Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ships (ASDS) or at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's "Landing Zone 1" (formerly Space Launch Complex 13) before NASA agreed to allow SpaceX to use its pre-flown boosters for cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station.
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Fact Check: Has NASA asked SpaceX to not launch Falcon Heavy from LC-39A?
Jason RhianOctober 2nd, 2017KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A recent post on Reddit has suggested that SpaceX had been asked by NASA to not launch its Falcon Heavy rocket from the historic Launch Complex 39A at the space agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As is so often the case on the Internet, unconfirmed rumors can often spread misinformation that is then taken as fact. Is there any credibility to this rumor?
