News Archive / Tagged: Falcon Heavy

• SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy rocket in three years

  Theresa CrossNovember 1st, 2022

  Under the cover of fog, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the classified USSF-44 mission for the United States Space Force.

• SpaceX selected to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 22nd, 2022

  NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket in October of 2026.

• Psyche asteroid mission will miss its 2022 launch window

  Cullen DesforgesJune 25th, 2022

  Citing testing delays, NASA has made the decision to postpone the highly anticipated Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name.

• Gateway exhibit set to open spring 2022 at KSC Visitor Complex

  Cullen DesforgesDecember 8th, 2021

  The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida is preparing to open what will be its first free-standing exhibit building since opening the Atlantis exhibit in 2013.

• 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.