USSF-44 Mission
USSF-44 Mission
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 1 at 9:41 a.m. ET (13:41 UTC) for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the USSF-44 mission to a geosynchronous Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Wednesday, November 2 at 9:37 a.m. ET (13:37 UTC).
Following booster separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
over 3 years since last Heavy launch, but so seamless that it looks like they have been doing it on a regular basis. Absolutely amazing.
I mean this is an oversimplification, but a Falcon Heavy launch is really just 3 simultaneous falcon-9 launches. the only part more complicated is the side booster separation. the landings are completely autonomous so although a double landing looks cool, it’s not any harder than a single landing
Still a different beast as three things could fail
Quite a contrast with bloated, pork driven Federal Agency NASA, which has corrupted, screwed up every contractor they have dealt with.. Thankfully, Elon’s SpaceX finally said “FU NASA, we’ll do it ourselves”..
Given how many Falcon 9s they’ve launched since then, it’s fair to say they haven’t stopped.
27:00 the perfect double booster landing is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen in my life.
@Mr Mike Same here !
Yeah, it felt good and satisfying.
Did the third one land ?
@Kaasmeester i can totally agree with you that its emotional. Watching 2 massive vertical poles fall from the sky and then land is just mind boggling. On land and from a distance at Kennedy Space Center you would have though they were landing telephone poles. I was so glued with my own eyes I forgot to zoom in with my camera. So many good moments. The roadster and dont panic everyone was going nuts. Everyone was hi-five-ing..
@A Ament That must have been something. I count myself privileged to have watched it live on TV, and I’ll admit I cried a little. That launch was a bold statement flung in the face of all the bad news and negativity of the last decade, saying: Yes! Mankind is still awesome.
Nobody can beat the coverage of a SpaceX launch and recovery, their coverage is second to none, beating out all other competition with awesome camera footage, impressive commentary where people don’t talk over one another, the commentary stops as others update the mission and then resume as though never interrupted. There has never been a better space related subject in my opinion which can beat a double booster landing one a couple seconds behind the other. Outstanding work SpaceX team. Falcon heavy not flown for 3 years and then fly again as though it was a normal routine. You are the most professional SpaceX, the most enjoyable to watch and the most initiative of all other space companies. Way to go, thank you for an outstanding viewer sensational overall coverage. Star ship next 😊
what competition? Space is here to unite humanity
19:00 Lift off
20:13 Max Q
21:31 BECO
22:59 MECO & Stage Separation
26:59 Landing (Like Sci-fi bruh)
@Fábio Lucas it landed off camera since payload was classified so we didn’t see it
@Liberty Dankmeme
LOL
What happened with the central booster?
25:38 so quiet that you can hear a pin drop …
Landing like Sci-fi just simply amazing!!
Hearing SpaceX employees wildly cheer at each stage of the launch and landing was a joy to hear. They were cheering their own work and its quality, and were proud of it. I cheer them!
Theyre doing this for HUMANITY! WE MUST EXPAND
It must be immensely rewarding to be a part of it!!!
Always so so inspiring! Chokes me up!!
Oh yeah man!
EXACTLY !!!
the booster landing never gets old
Oof
Jeff bozos reaction 😂
Usa usa 🇺🇸
Never..amazing science
When I was a kid in the 1960’s I read every book on space travel I could find, and they all said that vertical landing of rockets could never happen.
Seeing those boosters land simultaneously will never get old.
THAT LANDING FOOTAGE WAS INSANE
It never gets old.
One day I’ll get to see a launch.
That landing never gets old.
@BuilderMAN They thankfully cleared when reaching thicker atmosphere
@bush lol.
@bush just stop.
Amazing work, SpaceX.
I will never, ever, get tired of watching those beautiful launch and especially the landings 🔥🔥