SpaceX gets approval for Falcon Heavy launch, and it's happening tomorrow

Nearly seven full years since it announced plans for the Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX is finally poised to actually deliver on its promise to launch its colossal vehicle into space. The company has received the all-important approval from federal officials to send its rocket skyward and it's all going down tomorrow, for better or worse. SpaceX initially planned to launch the Heavy as early as 2013, though it quickly became clear that it had bitten off far more than it could chew. Numerous delays ...