SpaceX is making final preparations for the next launch of the FalconHeavy, one of the most powerful rockets in operation today.
The mighty vehicle is set to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:36 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 18.
Related A small communications satellite called Arcturus will be deployed as a secondary payload for Astranis Space Technologies, a communications satellite operator also based in California. SpaceX recently tweeted a couple of images showing the rocket ahead of Tuesday’s launch. The first shows all 27 of the Merlin engines that will power the Falcon Heavy to space.— SpaceX April 11, 2023
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