Watch live as SpaceX test fires its Falcon Heavy rocket

Watch live as SpaceX test fires a Falcon Heavy rocket at launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Ignition of the 27 first-stage Merlin engines is expected at about noon EDT (1600 UTC). The company is getting ready to launch a bus-sized broadband satellite for Viasat into a high-altitude orbit, a demanding flight profile that will require disposal of all three of the rocket’s reusable boosters.

If today's test firing goes well, launch is likely to be scheduled for 7:36 p.m. EDT (2336 UTC) on Tuesday, April 18.

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[stuntgirl-therachelvande]

any pieces should be recovered as they are historical in nature and keeping our Oceans clean should be prime directive, we can make more rockets, we only get one 'Big Blueberry'. stuntgirl

[VanquishedAgain]

That seemed like a crazy long static fire

[ciromessina]

Nice to see the launch. The astronauts are anxious!!!

[rikellis]

Impressive, as a satellite telemetry specialist, I believe we can safely say, the Tesla roadster is in the sea!