https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musks-giant-spacex-falcon-heavy-mars-rocket-could-launch-feb-6-2018/ >SpaceX hasn't made the date official, but CNET has reached out for comment. >Gebhardt followed up his initial tweet with a second saying that Feb. 6 is the earliest possible date for Falcon Heavy lift-off, subject to more slipping, especially if Musk's company pushes back the launch date of its Falcon 9 rocket, which could be mistaken for an alien flying over Southern California.