SpaceX prepares for hotfire test of Falcon 9 Block rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) - SpaceX will attempt a hotfire test for the first Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket on Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. 

The test firing is due to take place during an eight hour window that opens at Noon EDT today.

After launch, the rocket will carry a communications satellite for Bangladesh.