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SpaceX Hopes For Falcon Heavy Debut By End Of 2016

Pat Host

Friday, March 11th, 2016

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SpaceX Hopes For Falcon Heavy Debut By End Of 2016

SpaceX lands its upgraded Falcon 9 first stage Dec. 21, 2015, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Photo: SpaceX.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) hopes to make its debut launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket by the end of this year, according to a top official.SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said here Wednesday once the company launches Falcon Heavy it will then have three more flights to make in the following six months. The Falcon Heavy debut has been delayed since at least last summer. Its arrival is very anticipated as United Launch Alliance (ULA) is currently the…

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