{"id":13999,"date":"2018-02-08T19:50:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T11:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-press-site-views-of-falcon-heavys-maiden-launch\/"},"modified":"2018-02-08T19:50:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T11:50:56","slug":"photos-press-site-views-of-falcon-heavys-maiden-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-press-site-views-of-falcon-heavys-maiden-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Press site views of Falcon Heavy\u2019s maiden launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s first Falcon Heavy rocket powered off launch pad 39A at 3:45 p.m. EST (2045 GMT) Tuesday on its inaugural test flight, and we captured the launcher\u2019s spectacular liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Press Site around 3 miles from the pad.<\/p>\n<p>Photographer Walter Scriptunas II took these images of the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifting off with nearly 5 million pounds of thrust and climbing into a sun-splashed Florida sky. The photo sequence also shows the Falcon Heavy\u2019s two side boosters jettisoning from the center core, then descending back to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for landing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the flight in our Mission Status Center.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30400\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30400\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9286.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9286-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9286-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9286-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30401\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30401\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9291.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9291-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9291-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9291-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30402\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30402\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9265.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9265-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30403\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30403\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9306.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9306-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9306-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9306-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30404\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30404\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9342.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9342-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9342-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9342-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30405\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30405\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-2-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-2-678x484.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30406\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30406\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9451.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9451-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9451-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9451-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30407\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30407\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-4-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30408\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30408\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9516.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9516.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9516-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9516-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9516-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30409\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30409\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9580.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9580-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9580-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-9580-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30410\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30410\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-5-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-5-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WVWS_Falcon-Heavy-Demo-5-678x542.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Walter Scriptunas II \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX\u2019s first Falcon Heavy rocket powered off launch pad 39A at 3:45 p.m. EST (2045 GMT) Tuesday on its inaugural test flight, and we captured the launcher\u2019s spectacular liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center\u2019s Press Site around 3 miles from the pad. Photographer Walter Scriptunas II took these images of the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[291,1045,678,3036,428,25,1702,1563],"class_list":["post-13999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-commercial-space","tag-elon-musk","tag-falcon-heavy","tag-falcon-heavy-demo-flight","tag-kennedy-space-center","tag-launch","tag-launch-pad-39a","tag-solar-system"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13999"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}