Falcon Heavy rocket rolls back to launch pad after engine swap – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket for the ViaSat 3 Americas mission inside the hangar at Launch Complex 39A. The three Falcon Heavy boosters will be powered by 27 kerosene-fueled Merlin engines. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX rolled a Falcon Heavy rocket back to its launch pad in Florida Tuesday night for liftoff Wednesday with a high-power Viasat broadband satellite, following an eight-day delay for a launch vehicle engine swap.

The Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for launch at 7:29 p.m. EDT (2329 UTC) Wednesday with ViaSat 3 Americas, a large Boeing-built internet satellite, and two small rideshare…

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