Blastoff! SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite, nails landings

[@Bench485]

This NEVER gets old...

[@DeMooniC]

I was about to comment that... I still can't believe this is real life, the 2 boosters landing perfectly is just insane lol

[@DeMooniC]

@@My_Fair_Lady nah

[@DeMooniC]

@@My_Fair_Lady hell nah!!! then Do I sound sure now? lol

[@ericdietrich9848]

so true! Especially for anyone who watched Apollo and the Shuttle missions - these booster landings are just bonkers - amazing.

[@Londeton]

​@@My_Fair_LadyNO!!!

[@TheChrisForum]

It will never cease to amaze me how routine landing not one but two boosters is these days

[@rayopeongo]

It is almost boring. Unlike Starship.

[@johnjones5354]

It might look routine, but it definitely is not. The fact that Space X can make it look so easy is another tribute to their professionalism.

[@rayopeongo]

@@johnjones5354 That’s why I said ‘almost’.

[@carljmacdonald]

@@rayopeongo or starliner for that matter....the "will it make it back?" factor...

[@stratolestele7611]

People were already getting bored with the moon landings. Lest we forget, or perhaps didn't know, but when the network (NBC, ABC, or CBS), cut into an "I love Lucy" RERUN! RERUN! to show the Apollo mission, irate viewers called the station to complain about cutting into their show!

[@davidcooper2951]

ive watched those rockets land dozens of times . . . it still amazes me ! Well done Space-X ~

[@winstonchurchill3597]

Never gets old.

[@sosososo-rg9qz]

me to ,because was real not fake like Elon Musk

[@merlavery5057]

Space X in winning.

[@leomarkaable1]

Amazing how quickly one can see the curvature of the earth

[@winstonchurchill3597]

@@leomarkaable1 That's just a "cheap fake" - lol.

[@davidlj53]

Winning what?

[@mistertagnan]

It’s SpaceX. Not Space X, not Space-X, SpaceX.

[@winstonchurchill3597]

@@davidlj53 The "Space Race" - by building the best rockets.

[@SebastianWellsTL]

Falcon Heavy is an awesome launch platform! Always great to see another successful mission! Congratulations on SpaceX's 10th successful launch of FH!

[@BrunoDeMarques]

Twin booster landing never gets old. It looks like … the Future

[@lukebaumann2531]

Spacex is the best! 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sosososo-rg9qz]

never

[@rayzorsharp2331]

Mr. Musk thank you for not been afraid to thinking outside the box . NASA milked the cow till Mr.Musk stepped up and ripped the curtain off that entire space program . My hats off to you sir

[@SebastianWellsTL]

Well said!

[@setionoify]

What cow?

[@richardlangdon712]

@@setionoify You and every other taxpaying US citizen...

[@rudddude5294]

@@setionoify cow = US tax payers!!

[@texxstalker]

Boeing milking the cow not nasa

[@yougeo]

Stunning clarity on the rockets in space to the landing zone. Some of he clearest skies and tracking shots ever.

[@mr.h1914]

It's amazing to me of the balance these rockets have when they launch...just perfect straight up. Truly cool to see.

[@Migimotorman]

Engineering at it's finest.

[@mr.h1914]

@@Migimotorman Absolutely

[@anonymous-zn2iv]

And they land so incredibly softly, just perfection.

[@safifulkin8772]

@@anonymous-zn2iv They land so gently because they are +-85% made up of air after the flight, in fact barrels with engines, for these engines to lift an empty stage is like lifting an empty bottle

[@Orion-CSAT]

Watching this in person is a whole other experience.

[@calvinlam5817]

i remember seeing the first heavy launch/landing at cocoa beach.. was like watching ufos fall out of the sky

[@maxhugen]

The SpaceX scientists, techs etc etc etc are doing an awesome job, well done to all you guys and gals! 👍🇦🇺

[@philipstrutt1086]

I miss when SpaceX had their own broadcasts of these launches including the flight telemetry

[@markperkins9437]

Way to go AGAIN SpaceX!

[@eddiekulp1241]

SpaceX should get Nasa's budget and run whole program .

[@winstonchurchill3597]

NASA is just another failed government institution that peaked in 1969.

[@pandemicoftheunvaccinated5367]

NASA learned painful lessons and privatised it's astronaut delivery preferring to focus fully on vehicle delivery.

[@safifulkin8772]

NASA has focused on cargo and technology development, on the contrary, it is good that Nasa is doing what it is good at, making research vehicles. Imagine that I am a scientist, and I want to measure the temperature from Antarctica, yes, the example is stupid, but indicative, before NASA had to develop a thermometer and a boat to get there, the boat needs to be tested so that our expensive thermometer does not sink, that is, a simple task to measure the temperature turns into a task to develop a whole ship, now it's enough for them to rent a boat from a private company, I hope I got the gist

[@RuralJuror420]

This is an ignorant comment

[@rustygates3367]

You obviously don't know what NASA is. They are a space exploration and astrophysics research entity, and developer/acquirer of the relevant tools to do so. Designing launch vehicles and providing launch services isn't what they do, though historically they've had to do it for themselves because space has only been commercialized and made cost effective very recently in our history.

[@MikeSmith-ch7jv]

Yay Science!

[@maxhugen]

👍 Absolutely! People in science, technology, and many professional disciplines are the real heroes IMO. Congrats to all those men and women who made this possible! 😎🇦🇺

[@ReubenMclord]

This guy has mastered this act and there is no anxiety anymore when the side boosters are landing ❤

[@lyft4238]

One of the most beautiful rocket launches I've ever seen

[@adamsadventures9919]

spacex is astounding

[@KiwisDownUnder]

Shame Musk is such a dick at times. But you cannot deny those who work for his companies know their shit.

[@adamsadventures9919]

@@KiwisDownUnderWhen has he been a d!ck? Can’t recall an instance, but don’t follow him that closely. Actually quite interested in seeing an example.

[@metanoian965]

yes. it exposes all dummies

[@davidboivin7996]

SpaceX just cranking Rockets into Space!!

[@anonymous-zn2iv]

And not a single mishap so far.

[@Deontjie]

85% of space cargo trade.

[@kevinschnarr3684]

Absolutely amazing...seen every landing, never gets old. Next up, save a couple stranded Astronauts from the ISS

[@FFLim]

ULA makes beautiful rockets; SpaceX makes rockets that work!!

[@victorrios8226]

Incredible views..👏👏👏👏Space X. You're the future for new knowledge for humanity...

[@leslierhodes1316]

Never gets old seeing FH awesome

[@waynegmcm]

So lucky here in Australia to be able to watch these clips.

[@steveturner3864]

Can’t wait for the starship heavy. 100 engines on 3 boosters? Haha

[@RDLondon2023]

I really think it will break the concrete and tear up the stainless steel if you do that.but lord o lord 🎉😂😅

[@Geno619]

Amazing 27 engines looks like it's on fire 🔥 Then the perfect return of the side boosters. Space X is the future of Mars.

[@unfundedopportunities7278]

And there goes GOES.

[@leomarkaable1]

Amazing , the landing of these giants. ,

[@belloMD]

Always thrilling!! Make every launch a episode of a looong run show!!

[@townboy89]

With launches almost every week do we still need to explain maxQ and meco?

[@Michael-jo9jb]

Stop talking over the call outs!!

[@cl604driver]

NASA commentators really stink.

[@rayopeongo]

From 2:45 onwards, there is a great view of the boosters separating and returning. It is the first time I have ever seen that view, and it occurred to me that the boosters are almost flying back in formation. They separate from the core and end up a few hundred meters apart, and they are heading back to a couple of landing pads that are a few hundred meters apart, so I suppose it isn't a surprise that they are fairly close together for the entire flight back. What are the odds of them colliding? How far apart are they actually? Do they keep track of each other's position to make sure they don't collide? Are their flight computers so accurate that they can each fly a very precise course back and not have to worry about any collision?

[@mistertagnan]

I’m pretty sure that the accuracy required to land ensures they won’t collide. Only way I could see that happening is if an engine failed during boost back, but even then the booster would probably be terminated by FTS before a collision occurred

[@TheZeroButterfly]

Wondering why SpaceX stopping at 2 booster rocket strapping together. Why not go 4 or 6 with higher load?

[@Touretti]

Even NASA is fascinated.

[@anonymous-zn2iv]

It's amazing a private company could beat nasa at this.

[@safifulkin8772]

@@anonymous-zn2iv It's stupid for NASA to compare with a private company that develops only rockets, it's like comparing a company that makes only sports cars with a company that makes all vehicles from bicycles to trucks, including sports cars, obviously a company that will produce only sports cars will be much better than a company that produces everything, did SpaceX develop telescopes? planetary rovers? A landing system for other planets? deep space probes? NASA has never been just a rocket manufacturing company, for NASA, rockets are just a means and not an end, and it's great that there are private companies that have untied NASA's hands

[@ShastaBean]

Plus, paleontologists worldwide are amazed that a pterodactyl was spotted flying straight through the rocket flame at 0:29.

[@RAGExSHOOTER]

Starfield looks very beautiful

[@1moredayof]

I thought that the center booster would land on a barge, but apparently no.

[@SpeedyCotton55]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how it's done.

[@daveminion6209]

beautiful takeoff AND landing. great job.

[@garylester8621]

HOW COOL WAS THAT?

[@dgdave2673]

Another day in the office for SpaceX! Now where’s Boeing? 😂

[@frankjones3671]

Engineers are what made this jappened! Onces agains ! Much improved .thank you !!!

[@winstonchurchill3597]

?

[@jman414999]

2 landing at the same time love it..

[@GoncaloRijo]

Did the center core land safely?

[@AbuNailah]

You can see whether there are landing legs or not on the sides of the core booster which indicates it will be attempted to land or expendable. It seems so🗿👍

[@ionkayak1948]

Bravo, SpaceX!

[@alpakman1082]

Amazing!👏

[@georgehayward7668]

When the side boosters detach, how fast are they going horizontally ?? Follow up, the fairings, how do they not burn up?

[@teeanahera8949]

Neither boosters or fairings are truly in space, so unlike a much higher orbit object they don’t build much inertia on return and the fairings are quite light for their surface area, this allows them to travel too slowly due to drag for too much heat to generate. They deploy a parasail for the actual landing to prevent anything from breaking. Satellite debris from much higher orbits do burn but not sufficiently and land with a thud!

[@chriscasa167]

Congratulations Musk and Space X. Making America Great Again.

[@mracer8]

Making South Africa Great Again!

[@winstonchurchill3597]

@@mracer8 South Africa is going down the tubes faster than America.

[@agustinvelazques3748]

@@mracer8 IDIOTA. That company is not in SF.

[@rameshpudhucode6862]

@@mracer8 Musk if he stayed in South Africa would be selling peanuts on the street

[@dockingtroll6801]

@@rameshpudhucode6862 Obviously someone knows nothing about SA...

[@ockertbrits6907]

Why does Boeing still get contracts? 🤔

[@allengreg5447]

I think rounding down to 5 million pounds of thrust would be acceptable in this situation.

[@JacquelineDoughert]

The sonic booms are intense !

[@DonaldHolben]

Center core was expended, not recovered .

[@LasVegas68]

Thanks! I was wondering about that booster.

[@towpathguitars]

It would be something to see the third booster land on the drone ship. 3 landings would be super cool.

[@mistertagnan]

⁠@@towpathguitarsthey got it once for Arabsat 6A I believe, but due to poor weather following landing it tipped over in rough seas

[@maxhugen]

@@towpathguitars It would be stunning, but it's a matter of fuel... if they leave enough to return, it would sacrifice some payload weight. Even so, they would at most do a landing at sea on the barge.

[@anonymous-zn2iv]

They should have saved it too.

[@natayachantakasamkun1004]

Thank you 😊😊😊

[@rongoodman8874]

Boeing was an iconic American company, but the time has come to remove them as a vendor from our space program. They are now an embarrassment and SpaceX is truly is the only game in town.

[@mracer8]

SpaceX belong to South Africa!

[@GowthamNatarajanAI]

@@mracer8no. It’s an American company

[@winstonchurchill3597]

@@mracer8 No it doesn't.

[@KB-ke3fi]

@@mracer8 It's TEXAS now man....

[@cabby43689]

American company; South African founder

[@sheldonkusselson1611]

Last GOES satellite in this generation to get us to 2032.

[@MikeNapoli1989]

Correct

[@jaquestraw1]

5 years ago, NASA - "It can't be done", Elon - "Hold my beer"

[@LasVegas68]

Boeing should be embarrassed by SpaceX

[@winstonchurchill3597]

Boeing should just be embarrassed period - damn shame what happened to the world's once greatest aircraft company - Airbus has left them in the dust.

[@iResZz]

Did that thing just go around the world in 15 min?

[@winstonchurchill3597]

Boeing just needs to throw in the towel - SpaceX is just so far ahead.

[@maxhugen]

Yeah... they should concentrate on their dodgy aircraft!

[@alswamprat]

Beautiful launch and landings 😂

[@PhilipRanson-d5t]

Always beautiful.

[@kanishka.b8550]

Why is this haven't broadcasted by spaceX?

[@stratolestele7611]

SpaceX broadcasts only to X for launches.

[@fr4nk15c4]

I got to see it from the Cape today, and what a sight 😍

[@Deontjie]

Cape Town?

[@romanieo]

Great job SpaceX!

[@timbrown9305]

SpaceX has given the United States something to be proud of. Thanks Elon

[@williambyast7791]

Can we see it comeing into space from a Satellite,thats surely has that capability! After so many years Playing with Big Toys!

[@teeanahera8949]

Explain why they use the word “nominal” which means ‘in name only’. It is operating as expected then the word is optimal.

[@RodgerSayre]

Small part of my life unbeknown to many..memories of Challenger space shuttle..all was part of it.JohnsManville..small world…. 4:52

[@Weilard]

Выглядит великолепно.

[@anthonysmith778]

That booster landing is super sexy. Never gets old. Just amazing no fails since they got it right(that im aware of)

[@mitseraffej5812]

Was the centre booster recovered or expended?

[@jabadahutwilson6115]

the landing is insane

[@paulboger3101]

Pity the centre booster couldn't be recovered. They needed all the fuel to get it into it's proper orbit.

[@ZSpace3000]

Hi dude, mind if I use some of your content, thanks

[@dondonaldson1684]

Imcredible

[@quynguyen2872]

It is wonderful ❤

[@pdt590]

2nd Stage?

[@rcknross]

HOT! is this about 5 launched in 2 weeks!

[@ShastaBean]

Not saying it's fake...but it's a bit sus that at 0:30 if you advance frame-by-frame, the Pterodactyl flies right through the rocket-flame and doesn't miss a beat, and makes the rocket look like the size of a sharpie marker.

[@zhongxina9420]

that's because you have a room temperature iq in celsius

[@ShastaBean]

@@zhongxina9420 so, 55?

[@ShastaBean]

@@zhongxina9420 making yours 27.8...for not understanding.

[@zhongxina9420]

@@ShastaBean you call a bird a "pterodactyl" is a pretty good indication of your level of intelligence.

[@ShastaBean]

@@zhongxina9420 you certainly confirmed the 27.8 guestimate. That said, you don't truly know if it's a bird or a reptile. You think you do, but you don't. And it's also safe to assume you didn't actually advance 1 frame at a time or you'd see that it most certainly appears to fly straight through the flame. Right wing disappears behind the flame while the next frame and next after that show the left wing & body in front of it, or literally in the middle of it. Is it also safe to assume you don't know when you are seeing CGI vs actual footage?

[@Karlkn]

Look Boeing, that's how you do it!

[@cesarordaz139]

Is this a mission to save the Boeing Starliner?😂

[@philochristos]

That's pretty cool.

[@scaramonga]

Gotta admire.

[@visioninprint]

Never gets old.

[@michaellucht6351]

Meanwhile back at Boeing, ah never mind.

[@winstonchurchill3597]

lol

[@chriskohanek]

A rare virgin sacrifice: Thank you B1087-1, we hardly knew you.

[@nagitaita05]

Berapa banyak satelit yang akan meluncur lagi

[@classicfightsboxingph252]

Insane!

[@stephenlavelle5369]

Never gets old :-)

[@enriquearmendariz9]

Where is third rocket? Did safely landing on the ocean?

[@clevergirl4457]

Hard splashdown, all it's fuel was used up because of the performance needed on this mission to send that massive satelitte to GEO orbit.

[@ihateflatearthers]

The center core is expended

[@KoushikPaulliveandletlive]

They made it look like piece of cake.

[@donnstambaugh1506]

Great job folks.,.

[@jimsanders4412]

It doesn’t matter how many times I see these, when the boosters and stage 1 land, it just 🤯🤯😄!! Just like the scifi movies back in the ‘50s & ‘60s!!! WOW!!

[@Thunderwolffs2012]

The launch commentators of SpaceX need stop using Helium during live broadcast !......

[@kwameyeboah9106]

Can't stop watching the boosters landing

[@frankjones3671]

Flash Gordon landing.ship !

[@CaptainK007]

If Boeing built that? Answers on a postcard too 😂

[@kenbarraclough3428]

Why do the Talking heads need to repeat every mission control statement? plus they must have told watchers a dozen the boosters would land at 1 & 2 . Could it be they think watcher are blind or do they think watchers are stupid?

[@paulward4268]

kenbarraclough3428. I wish they would just shut up a little! Almost.talked.over the sonic booms!!!

[@montylemar]

never get tired of seeing those boosters return!

[@rsyrsy8543]

Can’t the Goes-U bring the two astronauts way back?

[@bluepizzaman735]

yeah they just strap them to it and de-orbit it

[@maxhugen]

I'd bet that SpaceX is already preparing to launch a crew capsule to rescue the astronauts if Being can't get it's act together.

[@montylemar]

@@maxhugen I thought they'd already got the option of hitching a ride back on the capsule currently attached to the ISS?

[@maxhugen]

@@montylemar You're probably right... I checked and there is a SpaceX crew capsule already docked there. 😎

[@maxhugen]

@@sfguzmani Oh? Isn't it there as a sort of escape pod.. or what?