Liftoff is scheduled for 5:55 p.m. ET.
's Tesla Roadster into orbit around the sun, with a spacesuit-clad mannequin named Starman in the driver's seat.
The Falcon Heavy launched again in April 2019 and June 2019, sending operational satellites aloft each time. But the rocket didn't lift off again until November of last year, on thefor the Space Force. The 40-month gap was due primarily to delays in getting customer payloads ready, according to space industry analysts.
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