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Falcon Heavy launch date: 'next month' in Dec 2017, delivered late

Elon Musk promised Falcon Heavy launching the next month by Jan 31, 2018. It happened, but 6 days late.

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“Falcon Heavy to launch next month from Apollo 11 pad at the Cape. Will have double thrust of next largest rocket. Guaranteed to be exciting, one way or another.”
— Elon Musk · Dec 1, 2017 · @elonmusk, 2017-12-01 ↗
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What actually happened

Musk said in December 2017 that Falcon Heavy would launch the next month. It first flew on February 6 2018, a week late. Spaceflight Now Feb 7 2018 — Falcon Heavy debuts ↗

The Progression

Dec 1, 2017
The promise: “Falcon Heavy to launch next month from Apollo 11 pad at the Cape. Will have double thrust of next largest rocket. Guaranteed to be exciting, one way or another.” · @elonmusk, 2017-12-01 ↗
Feb 6, 2018
Delivered · Late — 6 days late. Musk said in December 2017 that Falcon Heavy would launch the next month. It first flew on February 6 2018, a week late. Spaceflight Now Feb 7 2018 — Falcon Heavy debuts ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 6 days late. It happened — eventually.

In December 2017 Elon Musk announced that Falcon Heavy would launch the next month from the Apollo 11 pad. It flew on February 6, 2018, carrying his Roadster. The 2013 target is on a separate card.

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