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SpaceX To Conduct Falcon Heavy’s First Flight On Feb. 6

SpaceX To Conduct Falcon Heavy’s First Flight On Feb. 6
Falcon Heavy (SpaceX photo)

SpaceX plans to conduct the first flight test of its Falcon Heavy rocket on Feb. 6, company founder Elon Musk tweeted Jan. 27.The rocket, which SpaceX has been developing for years to carry large payloads, is poised to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX conducted a static fire test of the Falcon Heavy’s engines on Jan. 24, paving the way for the first flight (Defense Daily, Jan. 24). Musk has described the engine firing as "good."The Falcon Heavy, whose…

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