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FH on Pad 39A! (links)
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12-29-2017, 11:17 PM
blackshire
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FH on Pad 39A! (links)
Hello All,
SpaceX has raised--and lowered--the first Falcon Heavy (FH) rocket at Launch Complex 39A at Cape Canaveral! The exercise was conducted for vehicle/pad hardware fit-checking and strongback testing. Below are links to photographs and videos of the event (plus pictures of its unusual payload being prepared):
FH on the pad (photos):
http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/2...for-first-time/
FH being raised (time-lapse video):
http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/2...-goes-vertical/
FH being lowered, at night (time-lapse video):
http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/2...unch-pad-debut/
FH's Tesla car payload being prepped for payload fairing encapsulation (photos):
http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/2...-to-deep-space/
I hope this material will be useful (including for scale documentation).
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