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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: 2) by bob_super on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:39PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday January 25 2018, @05:39PM (#627766)

    They're still the laughingstock, because like any terrible Chinese manufacturer, they didn't put the charger in the box.

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