Space.com by Amy Thompson 6/20/2019
SpaceX is gearing up for the next flight of the company's megarocket, the Falcon Heavy.
Essentially three Falcon 9 boosters strapped together, the behemoth will lift off from the historic Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, on Monday (June 24), and for the first time, it will do so at night.
Late last night (June 19), and after several hours of weather-related delays, the massive rocket roared to life, as smoke billowed from its engines during a preflight test. The brief ignition, known as a static-fire test, is one of the last major milestones in launch preparations, ensuring that all systems are working properly and that the rocket is ready to fly.
Just before 1 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), SpaceX tweeted that the test was a success and that the company was targeting a Monday evening launch.
More:
https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-megarocket-test-fire-stp-2.htmlWith a nite launch on Monday,
@RoosGirl should have a good view.
