24-01-2018 18:45 via seattletimes.com

SpaceX fires engines on big new rocket in launch pad test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has fired up its newest, biggest rocket in a critical launch pad test. The Falcon Heavy briefly roared to life for the first time Wednesday at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. All three boosters — 27 engines in all — were tested. The thunderous booms could be heard at the […]
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