"SpaceX readies Falcon Heavy for upcoming launch from Florida's Space Coast"
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SpaceX conducted a "static fire" test with the Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of its scheduled launch on April 18 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The rocket will carry two satellites, including the 14,000-pound ViaSat-3 Americas broadband satellite and the Arcturus communications craft. This will be the sixth overall launch for Falcon Heavy, which debuted in 2018. None of the three first-stage boosters will be recovered on Tuesday's launch.
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