SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will launch today (April 29) for the first time since October 2024, sending the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite to orbit. Liftoff is scheduled for an 85-minute window that opens at 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 GMT). Watch it live here and read our preview story.
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