SpaceX Falcon Heavy status updates: Set for Feb. launch from KSC
Emre Kelly
Florida Today
SpaceX teams are laying the groundwork for the eventual launch of the company's highly anticipated three-core Falcon Heavy rocket, which will likely lift off on its demonstration flight next month.
Teams test fired the 230-foot-tall rocket's 27 Merlin main engines on Jan. 24, a routine operation that produced data for analysis by engineers. The rocket's inaugural flight from Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A has been scheduled for early February.
See the latest updates on Falcon Heavy's status below (updated Saturday, Jan. 27):