Seven years after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the development of the Falcon Heavy rocket, the vehicle is finally ready to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The heavy-lift version of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is the most powerful rocket in the world, and it could be a game-changer for Musk’s company and the space industry in general.
Follow along for further updates as this story develops.
Mar 11, 2018
Elon Musk and the creator of Westworld made an inspirational trailer for the Falcon Heavy launch
“We’re hoping this is is the trailer for one part of the next chapter of the human story.”
Feb 10, 2018
Elon Musk made history launching a car into space. Did he make art too?
An investigation, with a very official point system
Feb 9, 2018
What it was like to watch the Falcon Heavy fly
Seeing the most powerful rocket launch for myself
Feb 8, 2018
Elon Musk’s Tesla overshot Mars’ orbit, but it won’t reach the asteroid belt as claimed
Musk’s original tweet about the orbit was mistaken
Feb 7, 2018
The best photos and videos of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch
An event worth watching again and again
Feb 7, 2018
Here’s what’s next for SpaceX after Falcon Heavy’s first flight
More launches, bigger rockets, and deeper challenges await
Feb 7, 2018
Sending a Tesla into space wasn’t such a dumb idea
There might just be a method to Musk’s madness
Feb 6, 2018
Ride along with the dummy driving Elon Musk’s Tesla to Mars
Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage
Feb 6, 2018
The Falcon Heavy test flight included a copy of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation novels
A single man who successfully plans the long-term future of human civilization through the course of his own singular vision surely isn’t a metaphor for anything here
Feb 6, 2018
Everything you need to know about today’s Falcon Heavy launch
What happens if things go well and what happens if they don’t
Feb 5, 2018
Here are four things we learned from Elon Musk before the first Falcon Heavy launch
The SpaceX CEO clears up a few things and theorizes a ‘Falcon Super Heavy’
Feb 5, 2018
SpaceX animation shows what Elon Musk’s Roadster will look like on its way toward Mars
Let the countdown to tomorrow’s launch begin
Feb 5, 2018
Looks like this SpaceX dummy will ride Musk’s Tesla Roadster into space tomorrow
It’s wearing the SpaceX suit Musk teased in photos last year
Feb 2, 2018
A successful SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch gives NASA new options
The impact next week’s flight could have
Jan 27, 2018
SpaceX is planning to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6th
The rocket will take off from Launchpad 39A
Jan 24, 2018
SpaceX performs crucial test fire of Falcon Heavy, potentially paving way for launch
The company still needs to confirm if all went well
