Vice President of Space Systems, Viasat
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Led Viasat's space systems team through the ViaSat-3 F3 launch
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on April 29, 2026 at 10:13 a.m. Eastern time, successfully placing the third and final ViaSat-3 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit. It was the rocket's first flight in 18 months and its 12th since its 2018 debut. Both side boosters landed simultaneously at Landing Zone 2 and Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral — the first time Falcon Heavy used LZ-40, a pad that opened with a Crew Dragon mission in February 2026 — while the center core was expended into the Atlantic as planned for this high-energy trajectory. Two days earlier, rain and clouds moving over Kennedy Space Center had forced the countdown to stop with 28 seconds left on the clock.
Updated Apr 29
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