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SpaceX Conducts Successful Static Fire Test of Falcon Heavy

posted by martyb on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the moah-powah! dept.

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https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/24/16841580/spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-static-fire-first-launch

Today, SpaceX simultaneously fired up all 27 engines on its new massive Falcon Heavy rocket — a crucial final test for the vehicle before its first flight in the coming weeks. An hour after the test, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the test was good, and that the Falcon Heavy will launch in "a week or so." When SpaceX gives an official target day and time, it'll be the first time a definitive launch date has been given for the rocket's inaugural voyage, a flight that was initially promised to happen as early as 2013.

SpaceX has posted a 31-second video of the Falcon Heavy test firing to the SpaceX YouTube channel.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:27AM (4 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:27AM (#627559) Journal
    I have heard it was supposed to last 12 seconds. Seems to be a few seconds shorter than that.

  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:49AM (1 child)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:49AM (#627566) Journal

    That's ok. The video was long. It was 32 seconds. It looked like the engines fired for about 3

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    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday January 25 2018, @07:54AM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday January 25 2018, @07:54AM (#627591) Journal

      The video was long. It was 32 seconds.

      And I'm sure by now, I can find a video that's several minutes long with the testing firing in it. Doesn't mean the test fire was several minutes long. The above clip showed the same firing from at least two angles.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @07:22PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 25 2018, @07:22PM (#627819)

    You sound as disappointed as the prom queen...

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday January 26 2018, @04:36AM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday January 26 2018, @04:36AM (#628091) Journal
      That might mean premature engine cutoff. That doesn't work very well during an actual flight.