News Archive / Tagged: Falcon Heavy

• Europa Clipper mission to launch atop a Falcon Heavy

  Michael McCabeJuly 28th, 2021

  After years of debating on a launch vehicle Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy for the mission to Jupiter’s icy moon.

• ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ added to SpaceX’s rocket recovery fleet

  Theresa CrossJuly 12th, 2021

  SpaceX is adding a third autonomous spaceport drone ship to its fleet. "A Shortfall of Gravitas" has left Port Fourchon, Louisiana, to begin sea trials before heading to the Space Coast.

• NASA chooses Falcon Heavy for first segments of lunar gateway

  Matt HaskellFebruary 13th, 2021

  In a contract award as part of NASA’s Artemis program, NASA announced on Tuesday, February 9, that they have awarded the launch contract for initial elements of the Gateway Lunar Outpost to SpaceX and their Falcon Heavy rocket.

• OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names

  Jason RhianJanuary 1st, 2020

  Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts.

• Gallery: Falcon Heavy pushes back the night on STP-2 flight

  Jason RhianJune 26th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Although STP-2 didn't launch right on time, before the close of Monday's launch window - the job got done. History was seared into every inch of Florida's skies after the Falcon Heavy rocket left the pad at 2:30 a.m. EDT (06:30 GMT) on Tuesday, June 25.

• Night time is the right time for SpaceX STP-2 mission

  Jason RhianJune 25th, 2019

  SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is starting to become a frequent flyer of Florida's skies, with the rocket's third flight checking off several "firsts."

• Successful static fire clears way for launch of third Falcon Heavy flight

  Curt GodwinJune 21st, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clearing one of the last hurdles before the flight of the Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) mission early next week, SpaceX is preparing for the first night launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket.

• Video: SpaceFlight Insider’s Space Bulletin for April 19, 2019

  Derek RichardsonApril 19th, 2019

  In this week's Space Bulletin, the world's largest aircraft takes flight while the NG-11 Cygnus spacecraft launches to and berths with the ISS.

• Remains of Falcon Heavy center core returned to port

  Derek RichardsonApril 18th, 2019

  A week after launching, what remains of the Falcon Heavy center core that toppled over because of rough seas has been returned to port.

• Video: Countdown to history – Falcon Heavy soars with Arabsat-6A!

  Jason RhianApril 16th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX launched the second of the company's Falcon Heavy rockets with the 13,230 lbs Arabsat-6A satellite as its payload on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 6:35 p.m. ET (22:35 GMT). The historic mission safely sent its payload on its way to geostationary orbit and also saw three of the rocket's first stage cores successfully touch back down for reuse.

• No booster for you! Falcon Heavy core stage topples over in rough seas

  Jason RhianApril 15th, 2019

  A tweet made by Tim "The Everyday Astronaut" Dodd reported that the core booster of the Falcon Heavy rocket that launched April 11 has been lost to the sea.

• Gallery: Falcon Heavy with Arabsat-6A – Hard as thunder, light as rain

  Jason RhianApril 11th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — One, two, three. Each of these numbers denoted major milestone achieved by SpaceX with the flight of the Arabsat-6A mission on one of the company's Falcon Heavy rockets.

• 3 landings, 1 commercial payload – SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy makes history – again

  Derek RichardsonApril 11th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — After a wait of more than a year, SpaceX’s massive Falcon Heavy rocket has finally begun launching commercial payloads.SpaceX also managed to mark another (or was it three?) notch in its milestone list with today's flight.

• High winds ground Falcon Heavy

  Derek RichardsonApril 10th, 2019

  Higher than acceptable upper level winds prompt mission managers at SpaceX to postpone the launch of the company's Falcon Heavy rocket.

• Video: SpaceX raises the Heavy

  Jason RhianApril 10th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Launch preparations continued for the second flight of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket. Part of those efforts included raising the 730-foot-tall rocket into the vertical position.