>> IT WILL BE VERY COLD TOMORROW ON THE CAPE, BUT MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE WILL BRAVE THE COLD WEATHER TO WATCH A SPACEX FALCON HEAVY LAUNCH. IT IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN JUST AFTER SUNSET AND SHOULD BE A QUITE SITE. >> WESH TWO BREVARD COUNTY BUREAU HEAD SCOTT HEIDLER JOINS US LIVE FROM JETTY PARK. SCOTT, THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS RELEASE! >> WE HAVE BEEN USED TO ALMOST WEEKLY LAUNCHING SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKETS FROM THE CAPE. HEAVY IS A DIFFERENT STORY AND SERVES A DIFFERENT PURPOSE. WITH FIVE MILLION POUNDS OF THRUST BESIDES NASA’S LUNA GRANDE SLS ROCKET WHICH JUST CARRIED OUT ITS FIRST TEST MISSION. >> “THE FALCON HEAVY IS THE LARGEST AND MOST POWERFUL ROCKET WE HAVE. IT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PUT SATELLITES INTO ORBIT THAT NO OTHER ROCKET CAN COME CLOSE TO.” ESSENTIALLY, THE HEAVY ONE IS THREE FALCON 9 BOOSTERS LINED UP SIDE BY EACH OTHER AND CONNECTED. MAKING IT A MUCH MORE COMPLEX RELEASE. >> “THERE ARE A LOT MORE ENGINES, THERE’S A LOT MORE PLUMBING. BUT THERE’S ALSO MORE SOFTWARE THERE ARE DIFFERENT CONTROL ALGORITHMS THAT ARE USED TO ENSURE THE ROCKET STAYS ON ITS LANE. SO IN SOME ASPECTS IT’S PROBABLY OVER THREE TIMES HARDER. ” >> AND ONE OF THOSE DIFFICULT ASPECTS ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR TO SEE. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUS VERTICAL LANDING OF THE TWO SIDE THRUSTERS. THE CORE BOOSTER WILL USE ALL ITS FUEL TO PUSH THE PAYLOAD FURTHER, PART OF THE REASON THE FALCON HEAVY IS IN A UNIQUE CLASS. LIKE THE LAST MISSION IN NOVEMBER, IT WILL CARRY LARGE SATELLITES FOR THE US SPACE FORCE AND INTO A DEEPER GEO ORBIT. THIS IS THE 5TH LAUNCH OF FALCON HEAVY FOUR MORE ARE PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR. WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE THIS RELEASE EVEN COOLER SINCE JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTER SUNSET WE WILL SEE WHAT IS CALLED THE JELLY FISH EFFECT. ONCE AT HIGH ALTITUDE, THE ROCKET PLUME WILL BE ILLUMINATED BY SUNLIGHT WHILE IT IS DARKER HERE ON THE GROUND. IT WILL BE AN AMAZI
Falcon Heavy launch delayed to Sunday night
Updated: 5:11 pm EST Jan 14, 2023
Here in Central Florida, we’ve grown used to nearly weekly SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from the Cape, but the Falcon Heavy is a different story and serves a different purpose. With five million pounds of thrust, experts say the Heavy is the largest and most powerful rocket available, aside from NASA’s large SLS moon rocket that just had its first test mission. This weekend’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch has been pushed back to Sunday, from its original launch window of Saturday night. The window is now set to open at 5:56 pm on Sunday. “It has the ability to put satellites into orbit that virtually no other rocket can get close to,” Platt said. side by side and connected. And that makes it a much more complex rocket to launch and control. “There are many more engines. There is much more plumbing. But there is also more software, there are different control algorithms that are used to make sure that the rocket stays on the right track. So, in some respects, it’s probably three times as difficult,” Play said. And one of those tricky looks is also one of the most spectacular to watch when the two side boosters land vertically on landing zones one and two within seconds of each other. the reason why the Falcon Heavy is in a class of its own. Like the last mission in November, it will carry payloads for the US Space Force into deep GEO orbit. This will be Falcon Heavy’s fifth release and there are four more planned for this year. Once at high altitude, the rocket’s gas plume will be illuminated by sunlight while it is darker on the ground. The launch was scheduled for Saturday, but SpaceX says they will reschedule for Sunday and target 5:56 p.m. for launch. Other top headlines:Deputies: 19-year-old Orange County father shot to death in front of family at birthday party Orange County Deputies identify woman found shot to death in crashed car attached vehicle causes fatal crash in a stolen SUV, sheriff says
Here in Central Florida, we’ve grown used to nearly weekly SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from the Cape, but the Falcon Heavy is a different story and serves a different purpose.
With five million pounds of thrust, experts say the Heavy is the largest and most powerful rocket available, aside from NASA’s large SLS moon rocket that just had its first test mission.
This weekend’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch was delayed to sunday, from its original release window of Saturday night. The window is now set to open at 5:56 pm on Sunday.
“It has the ability to put satellites into orbit that virtually no other rocket can get close to,” Platt said.
Essentially, the Heavy is three Falcon 9 boosters lined up next to each other and connected. And that makes it a much more complex rocket to launch and control.
“There are many more engines. There is much more plumbing. But there is also more software, there are different control algorithms that are used to make sure that the rocket stays on the right track. So, in some respects, it’s probably three times as difficult,” Play said.
And one of those tricky looks is also one of the most spectacular to watch when the two side boosters land vertically on landing zones one and two within seconds of each other.
The center thruster will use all of its fuel to carry the payload further and that’s part of the reason the Falcon Heavy is in a class of its own. Like the last mission in November, it will carry payloads for the US Space Force into deep GEO orbit. This will be Falcon Heavy’s fifth release and there are four more planned for this year.
Which is going to make this launch even more spectacular, since it will take place just a few minutes after sunset, we will see what is called a jellyfish effect.
Once at high altitude, the rocket’s gas plume will be illuminated by sunlight while it is darker on the ground.
The launch was scheduled for Saturday, but SpaceX says they will reschedule for Sunday and target 5:56 p.m. for launch.
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