07 February 2018
Musk sets pace in the race to Mars
...NASA was not involved. The rocket, the Falcon Heavy (in essence three smaller Falcon 9's strapped together) was built by SpaceX,... Press Centre near the giant countdown clock the Falcon Heavy cut an imposing figure across the Cape Canaveral landscape...
05 February 2018
Launch fever grips Florida as SpaceX prepares for game-changer mission
...even the roadside are adorned with posters advertising the ‘SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch next Tuesday at 1:30 pm’. Local TV news...and telescopes, or even humans to deep space. The Falcon Heavy’s specs are impressive. The three-core rocket boasts ...
18 September 2019
Researchers calculate feasibility of sending a probe to C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)
...) should be able to achieve in the next few years, then for any future visitors in the short-term, Falcon Heavy could be a viable option. C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) is the second such interstellar object to be identified whizzing through the Solar...
29 January 2021
NASA is looking at commercial options to launch its Europa Clipper
..., at present, there are only a couple of commercial options on the table; a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in its completely expendable configuration, and a ULA Delta IV Heavy. This latter alternative is somewhat doubtful as a possible contender because ULA are...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
...’ choice of a launch provider. Breaking ground at the Falcon Heavy launch pad. The market for commercial launches is more dependent... from NASA). One will be a test mission for Falcon Heavy – a heavy lift launch vehicle. The other 28 missions are being...
05 February 2016
SpaceX' Ambitious Plans Discussed at Commercial Space Transportation Conference
... launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that SpaceX is leasing. Work to renovate the pad to support Falcon Heavy and crewed Falcon 9 launches is wrapping up, Shotwell said. “We have completed and activated Launch Complex 39A,” she said. However...
