SpaceX About To Launch falcon heavy With New Upgrades After 4 Years, Announced By Elon Musk
A photo shared by SpaceX on October 23rd shows that it has mated Falcon Heavy’s three first-stage boosters together while preparing for prelaunch testing. Simultaneously, workers have completed the equally important task of converting 39A’s transporter, which has been configured for single-core Falcon 9 rockets for over three years.
The transporter SpaceX uses for all Falcon launches is a bit like a mobile backbone and launch tower combined. Their first purpose is to transport horizontal Falcon rockets to and from their integration hangars and launch pads. They’re also tasked with raising Falcon rockets vertical and lowering them back down for transport or worker access. Most importantly, they connect to a pad’s ground systems and distribute propellant, gases, power, and communications to Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy through multiple umbilicals and quick-disconnect ports.
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