Falcon Heavy Roars To Life At KSC Launchpad

Credit: Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL—SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy rocket roared to life, albeit briefly, on Jan. 24 for a long-awaited static test hotfire at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. The 12:30 p.m. EST test followed weeks of pad fit checks, practice fuelings and other preflight tests of the triple-core...

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