SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches classified Space Force satellites, nails landings

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the USSF-44 mission for the US Space Force on Nov. 1, 2022. The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Full Story: www.space.com/spacex-falcon-h...
Several minutes after launch, the side boosters touched down safely back at SpaceX's landing zones at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The core booster was not recovered to maximize fuel availability.
Credit: SpaceX

[@shanemeyer9224]

It still and always will just absolutely blow me away that I can watch a rocket go up to hundreds of miles in altitude then separate, immediately turn around do a second burn to stop lateral momentum and turn around to go back to the launch sight, then do another burn to slow down rentry and a landing burn thereafter all whilst not hitting one another, computer guided and land perfectly within just a few feet every single time without fail!!! It’s just mind blowing!!! I feel like a little kid watching every-time

[@ShanePeiris1]

Puts a smile on my face every time I see it, truly amazing what SpaceX have done in an incredibly short amount of time. Long may they continue to push the boundaries of what we thought was possible!

[@xploration1437]

They don’t go anywhere near hundreds of miles into space.

[@MeerkatADV]

It's damn impressive, they do take advantage of the fact the earth is rotating that direction. Their polar launches from Vandenberg are even trickier.

[@jamesryan7684]

@@xploration1437 68 miles high. Still impressive.

[@OfTheGaps]

They have 151 successful landings out of 162 attempts. A very good record, but not exatly landing _"perfectly within just a few feet every single time without fail!!!"_

[@misawajason]

It's crazy how people feel as if this is normal. It still amazes me time and time again when the falcon touches down. Amazing stuff, SpaceX!!

[@vladapostol5950]

Well most folks these days weren't around for the crude rockets of the past 50+yrs. The "old school" tech now has shrunk and weighs less than 1/3rd of old equipment.

[@mirozen_]

And yet everyone here "on KZbin" is looking at digitally transmitted images/information on computers at home or in their hands...and thinking of this as something normal as well! Lol! I'm not disagreeing with you at all, just highlighting how much of what we take for granted every day would have been outlandishly amazing for anyone looking at it from a viewpoint of several decades in the past. As you said - Amazing stuff!!! 👍

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

I still cringe at the screaming crowd in this video, yes it's great engineering but just stop with the screaming, maybe it's just an American thing.

[@spacini]

@@nothingsurprisesmeanymore Maybe they are proud of their work? Have you ever created anything nearly as complex and successful? Nope.

[@stevodib47]

@@nothingsurprisesmeanymore DUDE,I GET 😂WOT YOU ARE SAYING,,,,,LOL.. WEN A PLANE LANDS IN THE USA,,,EVRYBODY CLAPS AND CHEERS,,, ITS JUST THE WAY THAY ARE...AND YES THAY MAYBE PROUD,,,, AND 2 THE DUDE WHO WROTE ,,HAVE U EVER CREATED ANYTHING NEARLY AS COMPLEX.... ARE U SHELDON ????? FROM THE BIG BANG THEORY ?????? I CARNT SPELL, COZ IM NOT COMPLEX LIKE U MUST BE..... WHY SAY THINGS LIKE THAT,,, THIS DUDE IS JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT SCREAMING IS ABIT GOOD WORK ENYWAY...spaceX dudes...

[@mcwithmc]

Congratulations SpaceX! The coordination required to precisely and accurately guide 3 rockets simultaneously is astounding. A few years ago the rest of the industry was convinced that reusable rockets were impractical, and that vertical booster landings were impossible. You have made both feats routine events. Simply amazing.

[@nickh5081]

Actually, vertical landings were successfully demonstrated decades ago, but other than that I agree!

[@vmanrn2906]

I agree this is awesome, but given that each "rocket" has its own guidance system, it is not much harder to control three than it is to control one. If the guidance works for one booster landing, it most likely also works for the other :) And its incorrect to say that people did not belive booster landings were possible. The reason it was not pursued by anyone else was a belief that it was not financially feasible. The great sucess of SpaceX is not to land the damn thing, no matter how spectacular it looks. The true success is to make F9 powerful enough that it can "waste" fuel on landings, and - not least - that spaceX has been able to fly the landed boosters again without a refurbishment that is nearly as expecsive as a new one. If NASA/Boeing had done this, they would probably have build something that could land, but it would then have been more expensive to refurbish a booster that has landed, than it would have been to just fly an expendable rocket and expend the rocket each time ... cough ... spaceshuttle ... cough

[@marcorodrigues8303]

Enough's Objects Power Bloqueio Olds 1000 Years #

[@patrickscally2882]

Great job all. Go USA. Three cheers for STEM

[@matthewjacobs141]

This is NOT A SpaceX project...This is 100% NASA

[@rong5611]

The boosters landing never gets old, just amazing

[@electrolove9538]

The camera tracking almost as impressive!

[@mt00a]

Did NASA use the same technology for Moon’s landing in 1969 or was it fake? If SpaceX is the first to create the rocket that can hover and land softly then NASA’s mission in 1969 was fake.

[@hawkeyeten2450]

Reportedly, the U.S. Space Force was able to launch this mission at around 1/3 the cost of a fully expendable ULA Delta IV Heavy. Think about how many more opportunities for deep space projects or large-scale launches are going to be possible thanks to Falcon Heavy and other SpaceX projects still in development.

[@AnupomAG]

Was it not possible to recover the center core stage ?

[@channelschmallel]

I can believe it but do you have a source for this?

[@mojo4jojo]

@@AnupomAG no, they needed the extra fuel to deliver the cargo to a higher orbit, so they could not save the center core :(

[@dalethelander3781]

USSF are still going to use ULA Vulcan-Centaurs.

[@nickh5081]

Launch cost is a pretty small part of deep space projects, but every bit helps. I'm waiting for the next stage in space exploration where the ISS (or something similar) become the base for an orbital assembly area where many launches can bring multiple parts, stages, fuel tanks, supplies etc. up and have it all assembled at their leisure while zipping around at 18k mph. The final product will already be in orbit and be moving at a decent clip before it even "launches" (whether it's a ship or a large scale deep space project).

[@He110World]

8:18 goosebumps. amazing spectacle, never gets old.

[@enzone235]

The way it burst through the clouds looked like a scene from a movie!

[@professorplum72]

It’s beautiful to hear the boosters come back with the sonic boom they make coming back.. it reminds me when the shuttles would come back

[@RussianPunchProductions]

will never get boring.

[@newqlar]

I still got shivers every time I see those boosters return to their landing pads. Inspiring to see what we can do when we put our minds towards achievements that better humankind.

[@mikicerise6250]

Jeebus hate it.

[@wolfcorpse]

Amazing that cgi and a laugh track can own you so easily

[@mikicerise6250]

@@wolfcorpse jeebus luv u. Praise jeeba

[@wolfcorpse]

@@mikicerise6250 you seem vax damaged

[@mikicerise6250]

jeeeeeeeba

[@danmosby7980]

The anticipation waiting for the dual landing shot is sooo inspirational. That shoud be on the largest screen so you can fully appreciate the technology and effort to get humanity to this point. What great achievement. I dont work for SpaceX or live in america but feel proud all the same. Aussie aussie aussie....

[@schlix101]

Incredible... And all of this in a little over 8 minutes: - Launch (Lift off) - Deliver cargo into space - Turn around and come back - Land back at base! It just does not get old!

[@flyingbrokenarrow]

Falcon heavy launches and landings will always be freakin impressive.

[@CoZmicShReddeR]

I'm still blown away seeing those massive rockets land simultaneously!

[@arjavamur6999]

The boosters, literally falling with style,what a sight!

[@HailNjord]

Watched in person today and it was amazing! The double sonic booms were the best part. The video here doesn't do it justice. They are as loud as a big mortar going off at a fireworks show.

[@calcmandan]

The engineering genius going into this technology boggles the mind.

[@beamboy14526]

in 100 years people will be watching this and commenting how odd it is to see hundreds of people cheering at a routine rocket launch. much like how people reacted to airplanes in the 1920s.

[@calcmandan]

@@beamboy14526 We were like that before. Imagine how few people cared about the shuttle. I don't really recall many crowds gathering at most rocket launches since Apollo. These next gen rockets show improvement in technology and forward thinking while the previous generation rockets were more-or-less the same. I watch every spacex launch because watching them land themselves takes me back to childhood imagination.

[@kevinbaker2054]

It's amazing every time to watch these boosters return and nail the landings...

[@trchandra]

Never got bored of watching these amazing landings! Kudos to Spacex team for consistently exceeding expectations!

[@jeremysandefur318]

This will never get old! I can't imagine what the starship booster rocket will look like when it's dropping through the clouds and Mechazilla catches it. Absolutely crazy. Great job SpaceX 👏

[@paulguzman1634]

Those booster rockets landing was like a sci-fi movie, but it's really happening in our time! "They said it could not be done"! Way to go Elon M.!

[@GTAWildestPolicechases]

Who said it cant be done Elon musk is a sales man.

[@blakek1043]

Elon is a pimp!

[@GTAWildestPolicechases]

@@blakek1043 who cant speak in a full sentence

[@Dan-ce3sd]

drool more, groupie

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

Elon just says can we do this? It's the engineers that make it happen, Elon doesn't have that much to do with it really.

[@larrysouthern5098]

Congrats on a Great launch and recovery of the two boosters!!! The sonic booms always shocks me!!

[@Juanroaro]

They look like scenes from a science fiction movie, it's spectacular!!!... a hug from Mexico.

[@Mike-ff7ib]

It never gets old watching these land. The booster furthest from the camera looks like its leaning to the left slightly.

[@andrewchr]

I got teared up with awe watching those side boosters landing. Humanity is moving forward.

[@serlancerlot315]

where was you 4 years ago?😅

[@andrewchr]

@@serlancerlot315 Under a rock

[@profounddamas]

Meanwhile life on earth is becoming more and more miserable.

[@melonmusk7366]

Humanity is moving forward, but also destroying it self with war each day

[@serlancerlot315]

@@profounddamas Really? Find out how people lived 100 years ago, don't just day dream.

[@jimreilly917]

I’m 55. Former USAF. Always fascinated by manned flight. I remember the excitement of Apollo missions and later the shuttles. But this…this was that, and chills, and child like excitement.

[@ianmartin3151]

Great job SpaceX. Awesome to see this happening

[@pmh1nic]

I was at an observation area about 15 miles south of the launch pad. Beautiful sight watching and then hearing the roar of these engines. You knew the sonic booms were coming as a result of the booster reentries but it's always a jolt since you don't know exactly when. I was a young boy when the Mercury program start and fascinated with spaceflight. The fascination hasn't worn off.

[@andrewwehunt2380]

Where/how do I find out where to go to watch in person?

[@datboidego]

Sucks for those people who didn’t watch the first time Falcon Heavy launched and landed its boosters. I watched it live and I cant explain the feeling, it was so exhilarating and hopeful. Deep down in my soul I felt some sort of calling. We are going places

[@andybaldman]

Sit on your chair and eat popcorn. You’re nothing but an observer.

[@MrChacings]

How about those flath earther who is now busy looking for arguments to maintain their beliefs

[@datboidego]

@@andybaldman woah you’re so cool 😎 I wanna be like you when I die 😂 fucking mouth breather

[@andybaldman]

@@datboidego You're going to have to get off of your chair and stop eating your popcorn. Do you think you're ready for that?

[@Sat1re1]

@@andybaldman you're wrong, every single one of us matters, we are all part of the human civilization and all our sacrifices matters to run a society, because without a functional society we would never be able to achieve these sort of things. From the people who collect your garbage to people who take your order at mcdonalds or clean the toilets at a restaurant, they were all needed to get to where we are today. You can have a feeling of advancement as a civilization and be proud that TOGETHER we are advancing our technology.

[@KevinMaloneysmilingthrutherain]

Beautiful Launch!! Very Close call on Port Booster engine during seperation, Whew!!! Left booster didn't throttle down completely during seperation and the residual burn pushed the booster up and flipped directly beside the ascending rocket. Phenomenal double booster landing. Brought tears to my eyes reminding me of the Apollo programs.

[@milansasin4653]

in 4 minutes, 14 270km/h... terrifying accelaration.. goosebumps everytime, and the landing... insanely good.. IM IN LOVE

[@paulquintin3607]

The tremendous video quality now just makes this so much more amazing. Watching the side boosters all the way through the return journey to land is simply mind blowing to me. It’s on my bucket list to get across Florida to the cape and watch a double landing.

[@lawrenceman4328]

Looks like a scene from a video game or movie. Absolutely incredible!

[@mred8002]

Those movies from the fifties showing winged rockets landing on their tails were pretty close to this reality.

[@HighCountryRambler]

And so was the starship Enterprise on Star Trek running on 'lithium ion' crystals and crew talking on communicators. We're driving Lithium powered cars and talking on our communicators today. I'm eagerly waiting for the 'transporter'.

[@mred8002]

@@HighCountryRambler They have done that, albeit with a tiny amount of matter.and, my phone is actually a ‘tricorder’. The ‘PAdds’ from the first series are tablet computers. And, Dick Tracy’s ‘wristwatch tv/radios’ are everywhere. Now for a working warp engine…

[@richardclemons8718]

Never gets old watching this. Well Done Space X

[@koosfockens1707]

These kind of side by side landings never get old.

[@filipeandrelopessantos9445]

this will never get old

[@drknoba]

Seriously amazing work Space X.

[@thats_my_comment]

I've watched this at least 20 times in the past 2 days never ceases to amaze me how they pull it off amazing work SpaceX

[@dillysgirl4ever]

That was absolutely amazing!!! Hats off to the SpaceX team for pulling off yet another amazing feat!!!

[@AVNetworkGuy]

It never gets old! Great work!

[@jimthomsonvideos]

Excellent camera work!!

[@Angarsk100]

It doesn't get any more awesome than the twin boosters landing so perfectly at the same time

[@sailboatbob3969]

at 71 yrs old I NEVER thought in my life that what i just saw would happen. you people are on a totally different level. great job :)

[@sparklauerei1]

Amazing to see it again

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

SpaceX just keeps kicking ass!

[@hf7118]

That was really a sight to behold, watching those boosters come down almost simultaneously. Awesome spaceX!!

[@KaylieRayne]

It's still awe inspiring that this is just the normal now. A few years ago we watched them try and try. To come so far in so little time is an amazing feat. Great Job SpaceX and here's to many more landings

[@danieloconnell9554]

Always get goosebumps,nice job spacex

[@1tigerbee]

never ceases to amaze!!

[@earth1364]

This is so lovely. Great job SpaceX for your second Falcon Heavy flight.

[@DIYDaveT]

Those booster landings just never get old.

[@paulsullivan5532]

It never gets old! I love it!

[@runsolo7418]

Never gets old

[@TheWizEdFromAus]

everytime i see the side boosters land the feeling i get is what i imagine people felt when they saw the moon landing. gives me goosebumps every time, could watch it over and over.

[@Ramztothaz]

watching those boosters land NEVER gets old.

[@SomeRandom6uy]

it might had been a difficult view to see for the top leaders of NASA each successful SpaceX mission.

[@freelancerautobidder_com29]

Fun fact: In order to maximize fuel availability and meet the mission's orbital requirements, SpaceX Falcon Heavy is skipping the center booster landing attempt. Therefore, this Falcon Heavy core (center) booster will crash into the ocean rather than gently land on one of SpaceX's drone ships cruising in the Atlantic.

[@marcorodrigues8303]

O me perdoe eu retiro as minhas palavras eu pensei que fosse uma agressão desculpe pelo mal intendido OK # e Boster .

[@richh650]

This Never, Ever, gets old.

[@josephastier7421]

8:24 those sonic booms never get old

[@romanieo]

Amazing job SpaceX. You guys make it look too easy. Now let's light that Starship, Super Heavy candle. 🕯🕯🕯

[@albertohusay3002]

It's like watching a scifi movie. This significantly lowered the cost of space launch.

[@marcorodrigues8303]

Então e significante and em S de Story e Crime what e and em Story e Crime case em autor e Compositor de Story . E Insignificante viu #

[@bob_thebuilder]

Never get tired of watching these

[@aternias]

the booster landings are like fireworks, big pops. love it

[@bengelman2600]

cool!

[@MrTsubasa00]

Excellent job as usual congratulations to the team behind this incredible sight!

[@siliconscope]

The chills and rate of heartbeat from these landings will never get old for me

[@compimagaol]

Fantastic.. Nice going SpaceX

[@mrhood3977]

That is so flipping amazing 👏 Years ago I use to work at space x Hawthorne/ Crenshaw and i can remember hearing how Elon wanted to land the engines because he has reused his engines for a long time and i thought he was crazy Elon is a true visionary and he always only hires the best of the best Elon is the man

[@marcorodrigues8303]

Quem e tu seu Elon Musk qual e o seu Ofício neste Mundo sua Profissão . Vamos vai ter que prestar conta .Indentifca se sua relação e sua função. # e um Gangues ter.

[@mrhood3977]

@@marcorodrigues8303 si 👍

[@caiobabe]

Simply incredible American technology. I was 5 when Apollo went to the moon. And here, I'm alive to see rockets return.

[@Tomcatntbird]

Congratulations to all the SpaceX crew involved in building the rocket and bringing it back well done!

[@wreckzc]

I can watch rocket landings every time and feel amazed

[@joed.1547]

The coolest thing ever.

[@ericperkins3078]

How much of this is Elon and how much is his ability to round up minds is no longer an important distinction. He is a national treasure.

[@prathameshkhule5900]

Global Treasure ♥️🤌🔥✊

[@alveesee]

“…that son of a bitch did it!!” - Dr. Malcom, Jurassic Park 😂

[@finn3408]

Thanks for the videos. Keep them coming.

[@thefightdoctor836]

Elon Musk and his team of visionaries is breathtaking....Amazing work!!

[@kimburnett7560]

Well done yet again.

[@paulstubbs4487]

Insane perfection. SpaceX you are awesome on another level 👏

[@smartchoicecabinetsllc9269]

Speechless! Awesome work Elon and Crew.

[@Robert-wb8ok]

Elon is friggin awesome...and all the support that helps

[@garycheavin8768]

having grown up watching the moon landings in 1969.. this, this is almost science fiction, congratulations to everyone involved and the vison and leadership in Spacex

[@donjones4719]

Damn, I love hearing those cheers. It's great how these people get to share fully in their triumph.

[@carlosg944]

Just breath taking!

[@TheNitroG1]

"excuse me while I land this pair of skyscrapers." -spacex team probably.

[@paveldukov]

Пляяя! Аж дух захватывает от полёта инженерной мысли в прямом смысле слова - штатное синхронное приземление ступеней☝️это что-то с чем-то.. эмоции, как и в 2019, когда первый раз это увидел - браво!

[@phil6506]

So, there are miracles. Unbelievable technology.Well done every one at space x.

[@deebznutz100]

Everytime those things land I get chills.

[@DAB1991]

Never gets old. Dang! Great job spaceX

[@davidsnow9504]

Fantastic man. Just truly awesome. Thank you SpaceX!!

[@pcleitem]

This never gets old.

[@Bryce-rh2fp]

Awesome! didnt get to see it live cause of school so this video was great

[@TwistyMcNuts]

It's not often I see something that is so spectacular that I wonder if it's real. Well done SpaceX. Legends!

[@trish3754]

Never get tired watching space x …awesome

[@JWRay-xh9wl]

I was three when I watched Neil Armstrongs Step on the Moon live,be the first human,the first. While my father ran around the house yelling we made it,we're on the Moon! I know exactly how everybody feels in that room when they stick those launches,those incredible landings. For me it's the feeling I got seeing Star Wars,Star Trek,but this is the real damned deal,and it's so over the top. I actually got to live long enough to see something I only saw in scifi movies actually come to fruition. What magical times we are in,what times there are to come...You all are just the best!

[@corywecker4026]

This is so awesome to watch, I have now watched it 3 times. Possibly more to come

[@maniuspugnator]

The landing is no doubt incredible but I feel like the booster separation, the launch and stuff was just applaused pretty exaggeratedly. It has been 50 years now body, we've been in space even before the internet.

[@kevinhoffman9956]

Unbelievable footage! Amazes me every time!

[@mountainman5173]

watching these boosters land autonomously never fails to put a smile on my face.

[@oni-one574]

Absolutely amazing how far space tech has come. Incredible, good work folks!

[@DanBires]

I love how they go up and after a couple minutes they are completely sideways flying like a jet would.