SpaceX successfully launches Falcon Heavy
In ‘one of its most difficult launches’ to date, the rocket’s payload included 24 experimental satellites and an atomic clock for Nasa
25 June 2019 - 11:38
Cape Canaveral — SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, carrying 24 experimental satellites in what Elon Musk’s rocket company called one of the most difficult launches it has attempted.
The rocket blasted off to cheers from onlookers at 6.30am GMT after a three-hour delay from the original launch time late on Monday...
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