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The Falcon Heavy rocket took off from the Air Force

May 3, 2019 by Devin Jones

The Falcon Heavy rocket took off from the Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the last leg of its two-stage refurbishment. The Falcon Heavy was originally scheduled to enter service just a few days ago, but delayed due to a technical issue with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

SpaceX will now conduct two additional launch operations at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport in Florida. The first will take place at 8:49 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 18th, and will be followed by a second flight of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on Saturday, August 24th, and then will take place in Space Launch Complex 39A on Friday, August 29th. The Falcon Heavy is expected to land safely after four days of on-orbit work, and is expected to be ready to deploy in the coming days and weeks.

The second launch from Space Launch Complex 39A will take place at 01:45 p.m. ET on Friday, August 30th, and will be followed by a third flight of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on Saturday, September 1st, and then will perform a full-scale refurbishment on Sunday, September 6th. The Falcon Heavy is expected to land successfully at the spaceport at 10:05 p.m. ET.

The launch pad will be located at a facility on the Cape Canaveral Naval Shipyard in Florida's Outer Banks, and will be manned by the Falcon Heavy. During its first flight, the Falcon Heavy will carry three payloads: a single camera, and two cameras for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (FJS-F) Joint Strike Fighter system.