This morning SpaceX continued to uphold their reputation as a dependable military cargo transport!
SpaceX successfully launched two Boeing satellites early this morning!!
SpaceX successfully launched two Boeing satellites early this morning!!
The Falcon 9 burst into our atmosphere with gusto, leaving behind a marshmallow-like cloud of white smoke and dust.
As it soared triumphantly through our skies, it went into the supersonic phase at 18km traveled!
You could literally see the sonic waves as it passed through the supersonic phase!
It was so cool!
After a successful Main Engine Cut Off (MECO) Stage 2 broke away from Stage 1 successfully and pressed on into the black vacuum of space as the second stage engine kicked on.
It was on it's way to parking orbit!
Upon reentry, the Falcon 9 Stage 1 was meant to land on a drone ship/barge named "Of Course I Still Love You".
The ship began to shake and the feed cut out and froze a bit due to the intense vibrations.
Unfortunately, although the feed was interrupted, we were told that they had lost Stage 1 in the landing.
Stage 2 made it successfully into geostationary orbit and launched both satellites without issue!
While there was no visual feed for the first satellite launch, the second one was shown and met with thunderous applause.
If you want to watch the whole thing (very cool) you can do so below!
Source: SpaceX Youtube
As it soared triumphantly through our skies, it went into the supersonic phase at 18km traveled!
You could literally see the sonic waves as it passed through the supersonic phase!
It was so cool!
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| Not actual footage from this flight... but similar. |
After a successful Main Engine Cut Off (MECO) Stage 2 broke away from Stage 1 successfully and pressed on into the black vacuum of space as the second stage engine kicked on.
It was on it's way to parking orbit!
Upon reentry, the Falcon 9 Stage 1 was meant to land on a drone ship/barge named "Of Course I Still Love You".
The ship began to shake and the feed cut out and froze a bit due to the intense vibrations.
Unfortunately, although the feed was interrupted, we were told that they had lost Stage 1 in the landing.
Stage 2 made it successfully into geostationary orbit and launched both satellites without issue!
While there was no visual feed for the first satellite launch, the second one was shown and met with thunderous applause.
If you want to watch the whole thing (very cool) you can do so below!
Source: SpaceX Youtube
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