Holy Shit: SpaceX Finally Test Fired its Falcon Heavy Rocket

Holy Shit: SpaceX Finally Test Fired its Falcon Heavy Rocket

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https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43q9yj/spacex-falcon-heavy-test-musk-mars

After weeks of delays caused by technical failures and government shutdowns, SpaceX finally tested the engines on its Falcon Heavy rocket shortly after noon on Wednesday and it was INCREDIBLE.

Videos posted by reporters on the ground at Kennedy Space Center show the Falcon Heavy’s ridiculous power as it lets its engines go at full throttle for a few seconds.