{"id":15551,"date":"2018-02-06T12:13:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15551"},"modified":"2018-02-06T12:13:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:13:24","slug":"videos-spacex-to-attempt-first-launch-of-the-falcon-heavy-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15551","title":{"rendered":"Videos: SpaceX to attempt first launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/SpaceX.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpaceX<\/a> hopes to launch its \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/falcon-heavy\" target=\"_d\">Falcon Heavy<\/a> rocket today from Kennedy Space Center. The 3 hour window for the launch opens at 1:30 pm EST \u00a0(1830 GMT). There are large crowds reported gathering in the Cape Canaveral area to watch the launch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15552\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=15552\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FalconHeavyOnPad-Feb5-2018_4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Falcon Heavy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Falcon Heavy on Pad 39A on Monday evening, Feb.5, 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FalconHeavyOnPad-Feb5-2018_4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-15552 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FalconHeavyOnPad-Feb5-2018_4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FalconHeavyOnPad-Feb5-2018_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FalconHeavyOnPad-Feb5-2018_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FalconHeavyOnPad-Feb5-2018_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FalconHeavyOnPad-Feb5-2018_4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Falcon Heavy on Pad 39A on Monday evening, Feb.5, 2018<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk gives this test a 50\/50 chance of success. Problems could range from an explosion on the pad due violent interactions of the exhausts of 27 engines firing simultaneously to problems with the two side boosters separating from the core. Here is a recording of a press briefing given by ELon yesterday:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/395066493&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With the high risks for the first launch of a new rocket, usually a boilerplate mock-up of a spacecraft or just plain ballast is used as a payload. Elon instead chose to fly his red Tesla Roadster.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15553\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=15553\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/StarMan_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"599,601\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Starman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Elon&amp;#8217;s red Tesla Roadster set on an adapter before placement in the Falcon Heavy nosecone.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/StarMan_1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-15553\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/StarMan_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/StarMan_1.jpg 599w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/StarMan_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/StarMan_1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Elon&#8217;s red Tesla Roadster set on an adapter before placement in the Falcon Heavy nosecone.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If the flight is a success, the roadster will be sent into an orbit that will see the roadster cycling out to the orbit of Mars and back near earth for the next billion years or so.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a SpaceX animation of the mission. Note that the two side boosters are to return to the Cape for landing on ground pads while the center core will attempt to land on a platform at sea:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tk338VXcb24?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>About 15-20 minutes before lift off, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacex.com\/webcast\" target=\"_d\">SpaceX webcast<\/a>\u00a0will go live. You can also watch it here:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wbSwFU6tY1c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As of 12:10 pm EST, the target liftoff time is 2:20 pm EST (1920 UTC)\u00a0. If the rocket does not get off the ground today, there will be another opportunity on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Updates and background info on the launch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceX\" target=\"_d\">SpaceX (@SpaceX) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmreKelly\" target=\"_d\">Emre Kelly (@EmreKelly) | Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/2018\/02\/05\/falcon-heavy-demo-flight-mission-status-center\/\" target=\"_d\">Live coverage: Falcon Heavy readied for maiden launch Tuesday \u2013 Spaceflight Now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2018\/elon-musk-explains-spacexs-falcon-heavy-rocket-risky-revolutionary\/\" target=\"_d\">Elon Musk explains why SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy is risky \u2013 and revolutionary \u2013 GeekWire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2018\/02\/at-the-pad-elon-musk-sizes-up-the-falcon-heavys-chance-of-success\/\" target=\"_d\">Elon Musk says the Falcon Heavy has a 50-50 chance of success | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2018\/02\/forget-the-falcon-heavys-payload-and-focus-on-where-the-rocket-will-go\/\" target=\"_d\">Forget the Falcon Heavy\u2019s payload and focus on where the rocket will go | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2018\/2\/2\/16954582\/spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-launch-impact-nasa-deep-space-travel\" target=\"_d\">A successful SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch gives NASA new options &#8211; The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=echo&amp;banner=146870N94VDD8MAPHT02&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=1a66b7640a95795359e192e9c202c69f&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX hopes to launch its \u00a0Falcon Heavy rocket today from Kennedy Space Center. The 3 hour window for the launch opens at 1:30 pm EST \u00a0(1830 GMT). There are large crowds reported gathering in the Cape Canaveral area to watch the launch. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk gives this test a 50\/50 chance of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15551\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: SpaceX to attempt first launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,5,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-rockets","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-42P","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15428,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15428","url_meta":{"origin":15551,"position":0},"title":"SpaceX Falcon Heavy prepared for test firing and launch","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"SpaceX hopes to launch the Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time this month. 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