SpaceX confirms Spring 2016 Falcon Heavy launch

Posted on 8 Sep 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

Rocket manufacturer and space-launch provider SpaceX has this week confirmed a time period for the first test of its new heavy-lift rocket.

According to reporting by Space News, Lee Rosen, vice president of mission and launch operations at SpaceX made the announcement at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Space 2015 conference. Speaking about the Falcon Heavy, he confirmed that the first flight of the rocket would come in Spring 2016. “It’s going to be a…

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