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The center core of SpaceX's second Falcon Heavy rocket sits atop the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You after the successful launch of the Arabsat 6A satellite April 11, 2019. Rough seas later claimed the booster.

SpaceX's Center Core Booster for Falcon Heavy Rocket Is Lost at Sea

By Mike Wall published

The center core booster of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket was lost at sea after its April 11 landing.

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket made its first commercial launch on April 11, 2019

SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Launch Cutting-Edge NASA Space Tech

By Elizabeth Howell published

A recent epic SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch — only the second trip to space for this rocket line — brings a set of NASA technologies one step closer to getting its own ride into orbit.

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In Photos: The Amazing Triple Rocket Landing of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Launch of Arabsat-6A

By Meghan Bartels published

See photos of SpaceX's historic second Falcon Heavy rocket launch on April 11, 2019.

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Half of the payload fairing that protected the Arabsat-6A satellite during the second-ever launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket sits on a recovery ship on April 11, 2019.

SpaceX Recovered Falcon Heavy Nose Cone, Plans to Re-fly it This Year (Photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX recovered the payload fairing during yesterday's Falcon Heavy megarocket launch and plans to employ it on another mission this year, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said.

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People watch as the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 2019 in Titusville, Florida. The rocket is carrying a communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin into orbit.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Sticks Triple Rocket Landing with 1st Commercial Launch

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy successfully launched its first operational mission today (April 10), more than a year after its demo mission catapulted a red Tesla and a dummy nicknamed Starman into space.

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket in the hangar ahead of the planned April 10, 2019, launch of the Arabsat-6A satellite from Launch Complex 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Watch SpaceX Attempt a Triple Rocket Landing During Falcon Heavy Launch Today!

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX will attempt to pull off the first triple rocket landing during the launch of its first commercial Falcon Heavy mission today (April 11). Here's how to watch.

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, topped with the Arabsat-6A communications satellite, sits on the launch pad on April 10, 2019.

SpaceX Postpones Falcon Heavy Launch Due to High Winds

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX called off the much-anticipated second launch of its massive Falcon Heavy rocket on Wednesday (April 10) due to unacceptable upper-atmosphere winds.

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The SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that will launch the Saudi Arabian satellite Arabsat 6A is seen in its hangar near NASA's Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of launch.

SpaceX Delays 1st Commercial Launch of Falcon Heavy Rocket to Wednesday

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX has postponed the launch of its first commercial Falcon Heavy mission to no earlier than Wednesday (April 10).

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SpaceX engineers assemble the second heavy-lift Falcon Heavy rocket for the April 2019 launch of the Arabsat 6a communications satellite in a SpaceX hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

See SpaceX Assemble Its Falcon Heavy Rocket for Arabsat 6A Satellite Launch (Time-Lapse Video)

By Mike Wall published

The Falcon Heavy is scheduled to fly for the second time ever on Tuesday (April 9), and you can see a video of its in-hangar assembly.

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launches on its first-ever flight, a Feb. 6, 2018, test mission. The rocket's second launch is scheduled for April 9.

SpaceX Fires Up Falcon Heavy Ahead of Rocket's 2nd-Ever Launch Next Week

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket performed a static fire test today (April 5), helping pave the way for a planned April 9 launch for the huge rocket.

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