SpaceX Gears Up to Finally, Actually Launch the Falcon Heavy

Published: Feb. 5, 2018, 7:12 a.m.

After nearly seven years of varying concepts, redesigns, and delays, SpaceX is poised to launch the Falcon Heavy rocket next week on its maiden flight. Last week, SpaceX performed a hold-down firing of the massive rocket\u2019s 27 engines, creating a towering exhaust plume and jolting the space coast with over 5 million pounds of thrust.