SpaceX's "FALCON HEAVY" Static Fire Demonstration

Elon Musk made it official on Saturday afternoon. The first flight of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will be on Tuesday, February 6 from launchpad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. When it launches, the Falcon Heavy will be the “most powerful rocket in the world,” say SpaceX officials. Its first stage is made up of a combined three Falcon 9 engine cores and 27 Merlin engines.

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