SpaceX is marching ever closer to launching a brand new, huge rocket for the first time this summer.
A new video released by the Elon Musk-founded spaceflight company shows a test firing of one of the boosters that will be used for a Falcon Heavy rocket launch.
The "side booster" will eventually be strapped onto the main stage of the Falcon Heavy to help give it the extreme power it needs to fly heavy payloads to orbit and beyond.
Static fire test of a Falcon Heavy side booster completed in McGregor, TX last week. This booster previously launched Thaicom 8http://pic.twitter.com/nWrNCXtu13
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 25, 2017 Read more...
via Zero Tech Blog
