WIRED ScienceSpaceX Gears Up to Finally, Actually Launch the Falcon Heavy
Published Feb 5, 2018, 7:12 AM
After nearly seven years of varying concepts, redesigns, and delays, SpaceX is poised to launch the Falcon Heavy rocket next week on its maiden flight. Last week, SpaceX performed a hold-down firing of the massive rocket’s 27 engines, creating a towering exhaust plume and jolting the space coast with over 5 million pounds of thrust.
