First Falcon Heavy Night Launch Set For June 24 At Earliest Written 10 June 2019
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10 June 2019
Spaceflight Now reported that “the first nighttime launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, and the first Falcon Heavy flight for the U.S. military, is set for no earlier than June 24 from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Air Force officials said Friday.” Small Launch and Targets Division Chief Lt. Col. Ryan Rose said, “We are now looking at no earlier than June 24 while we finish up integrating these satellites and finish our launch operation preparations.” The target launch date “is two days later than previously planned,” and it has a “four-hour launch window...at 11:30 p.m. EDT on June 24.” (Image Credit: NASA)
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Spaceflight Now reported that “the first nighttime launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, and the first Falcon Heavy flight for the U.S. military, is set for no earlier than June 24 from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Air Force officials said Friday.” Small Launch and Targets Division Chief Lt. Col. Ryan Rose said, “We are now looking at no earlier than June 24 while we finish up integrating these satellites and finish our launch operation preparations.” The target launch date “is two days later than previously planned,” and it has a “four-hour launch window...at 11:30 p.m. EDT on June 24.” (Image Credit: NASA)
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