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The Launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy (9 photos)

SpaceX is ready for the first test launch of its 27-engine Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket, which is the most powerful in the world, is designed to one day ferrying humans to the Moon or Mars. This post will be updated as photos become available after launch.

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Falcon Heavy “hold-down firing”, test on January 24, 2018, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image from Elon Musk’s Twitter feed. (SpaceX)
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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/02/the-launch-of-the-spacex-falcon-heavy/552491/