Falcon heavy does it again!

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Hasn't even launched yet :p



Three Falcon 9 boosters strapped together, the behemoth will lift off from historic Pad 39A here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The upcoming mission, dubbed Arabsat 6A, will launch a large communications satellite for Saudi Arabian corporation Arabsat. Built by Lockheed Martin, the satellite is an advanced commercial communications satellite, designed to provide internet and communications services to residents of the Middle East, Africa and parts of Europe. If all goes according to plan, the two side boosters will touch down in unison on their designated landing pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, while the central booster will land at sea, on one of the company’s two drone ships. Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket flying today, but it has only one spaceflight under its belt so far. The reusable rocket first launched on Feb. 6, 2018, ferrying Elon Musk's cherry-red Tesla Roadster. Fetching a price between $90 million and $150 million per launch, Falcon Heavy has already been certified by the U.S. Air Force to fly national security payloads.
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Huh? It hasn't launched yet. I think you posted half an hour ahead of schedule. Right now it's T minus 11 mins.
 
Quartz said:
Huh? It hasn't launched yet. I think you posted half an hour ahead of schedule. Right now it's T minus 11 mins.
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Can I borrow your hands? I don't think two are enough for my facepalm needs right now. I was looking at an old stream :p
 
It was being talked about quite a bit 11 days ago when it happened. It seems that, ironically, you managed to miss it and have only just heard about it upon seeing a channel rebroadcast the stream.

Check out the spaceflight thread, there was discussion in there and you can keep yourself up to date.
 
Zefan said:
It was being talked about quite a bit 11 days ago when it happened. It seems that, ironically, you managed to miss it and have only just heard about it upon seeing a channel rebroadcast the stream.

Check out the spaceflight thread, there was discussion in there and you can keep yourself up to date.
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Thanks. Please delete this thread, bit pointless then. This is almost as bad as Haby Birtdoy.
 
just watched arabsat go up all 3 engines landed too. Pretty amazing

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oh wait it did it on the 11th lol why is it on live on youtube
 
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