Booster mate inside SpaceX's hangar at LC-39A ahead of Falcon Heavy’s static fire yesterday
The Falcon Heavy was lowered to the horizontal position this morning at launch pad 39A: spaceflightnow.com/2019/04/01/fal…
At Launch complex 39, the Falcon Heavy has started its move down the ramp towards its hangar: spaceflightnow.com/2019/04/01/fal…
Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 70% Primary concern(s): Disturbed Weather, Anvil and Cumulus Cloud, and Lightning Rules Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20% Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule
Falcon Heavy’s 27 Merlin engines generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it the world’s most powerful operational rocket by a factor of two
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1114932679688900608QuoteFalcon Heavy’s 27 Merlin engines generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it the world’s most powerful operational rocket by a factor of two
As of 5pm the doors to the HIF were open, as #FalconHeavy progressed down the ramp of the pad.
CROSS POSTING (yes, not an update, but need to make sure everyone sees this who might want to attend) - NSF member meet up on Monday (Go Falcon Heavy!)The official meetup time has been changed (as of 2019-04-05 7:50 pm EST).Hello all,NSF will once again be hosting a member & friends meetup to celebrate the next Falcon Heavy launch (NET 2019-04-09). We had such success at last year’s meetup that we will again be gathering at Fishlips Bar & Grille in Port Canaveral on MONDAY, April 8th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.NSF MEETUPMonday, April 8th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm ESTFishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill610 Glenn Cheek Dr.Cape Canaveral, FL 32920321-784-4533If you plan on attending or are a strong "maybe", please take a minute to fill out this NSF MEETUP POLL..NSF HOODIE GIVE-AWAY (to be held at the meetup)In addition to a few door prizes, we will be giving away a BEAUTIFUL NSF hoodie (suitable for wearing). All you have to do is... Guess the closest launch time (day, hours, seconds). Tie breaker: Guess the landing time (day, hours, seconds) of the first booster to land.Please pass the word... the more the merrier! Please let us know if you have any questions.Thanks!Chris M.NOTE: If the FH launch slips again, we will move the meetup to the night before the launch. (Original post: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47723.msg1932295#msg1932295)
Now targeting Falcon Heavy launch of Arabsat-6A on Wednesday, April 10 – weather forecast improves to 80% favorable
In the last few hours, GO Navigator has made a move away from the LZ and is heading even further downrange to the fairing recovery zone. GO Searcher has not reported position but is probably alongside.The ships will attempt to retrieve the fairings after they land in the water.
The Falcon Heavy has just arrived at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center: https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/04/10/live-coverage-spacexs-upgraded-falcon-heavy-set-for-launch-wednesday/ …
