Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, named for its giant pink granite dome rising from the Llano Uplift, spans the border between Gillespie County and Llano County, south of the Llano River and some 24 km north of Fredericksburg, Texas.
SpaceX has been conducting its East Coast launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but they hope to return to their SLC-40 launch site in Cape Canaveral for the Falcon Heavy. SLC-40 is still undergoing repairs, after SpaceXâs last Falcon 9 explosion over a year ago. An alternative launch site, the Kennedy Space Centerâs 39A, is being modified to accommodate the Falcon Heavy.
SpaceX successfully launched its newest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, on Tuesday. OPEN Graphic If successful, âit continues SpaceXâs very impressive run of achieving launch milestones that have been viewed as very difficult,â said Carissa Christensen, chief executive of Bryce Space and Technology, a consulting firm that follows the space industry.