The first Block 5 variant of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has rolled out to Launch Pad 39A for an inaugural launch that could occur as early as April 7th. Minor delays, however, are extremely likely for the second Falcon Heavy launch attempt ever, with the most likely dates resting closer to April 8-11.
With an appearance noticeably deviating from Falcon 9 Block 5’s more tuxedo-esque exterior, Falcon Heavy and its all-new boosters still sport the same polished white skin and some of the black, felt-like thermal protection that helps to make the upgraded boosters so reusable. That reusability will be tested to the extreme as few as two months after launch – assuming all goes well – with the US Air Force’s STP-2 mission, set to reuse both of Falcon Heavy Flight 2’s side boosters, B1052 and B1053.
SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy launch date likely to slip and that’s OK
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