On a special edition of The Supercluster Podcast, our Chief of Content Robin Seemangal travels down to Cape Canaveral, Florida to prepare for the SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 launch. Space reporter and space coast native Emilee Speck hosts the Supercluster team at WKMG’s studio in Orlando for a discussion on the launch and the the second renaissance occurring at Cape Canaveral.
Learn about the Falcon Heavy STP-2 mission and the variety of payloads flying atop the most powerful operational rocket in the world on our Launch Tracker page. SpaceX is poised to launch the Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center on Monday, June 24th during a 4-hour window opening at 11:30PM EDT.
This will be the third flight of the Falcon Heavy and the rocket’s first night launch. Listen to a previous episode of The Supercluster Podcast featuring WIRED space reporter and Supercluster contributor Daniel Oberhaus and CNN space reporter Jackie Wattles for an in-depth discussion on the development of the world’s most powerful rocket, and learn what it was like to experience its maiden flight.
The Supercluster team was on-site for the second Falcon Heavy flight which occurred in April. Check out our recap video below.
To download the Supercluster Cape Canaveral Launch Viewing guide, visit The Planetary Society’s website for a PDF version.