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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched NOAA's GOES-U satellite from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 25, 2024. Full Story: www.space.com/spacex-falcon-h...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be complete with the GOES-U satellite.
The mission is historic for many reasons, including the fact it will mark the first time a NOAA satellite will be transported to space using a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Credit; NASA

[@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

[@My_Fair_Lady]

It kinda is getting old.

[@DeMooniC]

@@My_Fair_Lady nah

[@My_Fair_Lady]

@@DeMooniC you don’t sound sure.

[@DeMooniC]

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

[@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.

[@davidcooper2951]

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

[@winstonchurchill3597]

Never gets old.

[@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!

[@BrunoDeMarques]

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

[@SebastianWellsTL]

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

[@lukebaumann2531]

Spacex is the best! 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@steveturner3864]

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

[@timbrown9305]

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

[@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.

[@jaquestraw1]

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

[@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

[@stayxsiejohnson3572]

What do you mean? Are you totally naive…..it already does have it un the launch department.

[@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! 😎🇦🇺

[@mr.h1914]

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

[@user-rw9fv3qf8b]

Engineering at it's finest.

[@mr.h1914]

@@user-rw9fv3qf8b 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

[@markperkins9437]

Way to go AGAIN SpaceX!

[@Orion-CSAT]

Watching this in person is a whole other experience.

[@davidboivin7996]

SpaceX just cranking Rockets into Space!!

[@anonymous-zn2iv]

And not a single mishap so far.

[@Deontjie]

85% of space cargo trade.

[@maxhugen]

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

[@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...

[@leslierhodes1316]

Never gets old seeing FH awesome

[@unfundedopportunities7278]

And there goes GOES.

[@Michael-jo9jb]

Stop talking over the call outs!!

[@cl604driver]

NASA commentators really stink.

[@victorrios8226]

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

[@lyft4238]

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

[@leomarkaable1]

Amazing , the landing of these giants. ,

[@alpakman1082]

Amazing!👏

[@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

[@belloMD]

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

[@kevinschnarr3684]

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

[@RAGExSHOOTER]

Starfield looks very beautiful

[@SpeedyCotton55]

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

[@ionkayak1948]

Bravo, SpaceX!

[@user-xe8rh9qi7y]

The sonic booms are intense !

[@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

[@dondonaldson1684]

Imcredible

[@jman414999]

2 landing at the same time love it..

[@philipstrutt1086]

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

[@jabadahutwilson6115]

the landing is insane

[@user-fi1vc2th6b]

Always beautiful.

[@philochristos]

That's pretty cool.

[@romanieo]

Great job SpaceX!

[@scaramonga]

Gotta admire.

[@garylester8621]

HOW COOL WAS THAT?

[@sheldonkusselson1611]

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

[@MikeNapoli1989]

Correct

[@quynguyen2872]

It is wonderful ❤

[@DFDalton1962]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="495">8:15</a> This is amazing.

[@townboy89]

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

[@visioninprint]

Never gets old.

[@dgdave2673]

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

[@mitseraffej5812]

Was the centre booster recovered or expended?

[@classicfightsboxingph252]

Insane!

[@alswamprat]

Beautiful launch and landings 😂

[@donnstambaugh1506]

Great job folks.,.

[@musk-eteer9898]

simply amazing

[@fr4nk15c4]

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

[@Deontjie]

Cape Town?

[@kwestkiriba]

Always beautiful

[@stephenlavelle5369]

Never gets old :-)

[@CaptainK007]

If Boeing built that? Answers on a postcard too 😂

[@pdt590]

2nd Stage?

[@buckyohare4341]

Amazing

[@1moredayof]

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

[@frankjones3671]

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

[@winstonchurchill3597]

?

[@edutaimentcartoys]

awesome

[@rayopeongo]

From <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="165">2:45</a> 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

[@Weilard]

Выглядит великолепно.

[@frankjones3671]

Flash Gordon landing.ship !

[@driftability]

Spectacular!

[@chriskohanek]

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

[@321Patsoff]

Awesome

[@hikalox]

Wonderful😊

[@markdaley71]

Any flat earthers watching this? 😂 awesome launch, never gets tiring.

[@rcknross]

HOT! is this about 5 launched in 2 weeks!

[@paulboger3101]

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

[@daveminion6209]

beautiful takeoff AND landing. great job.

[@TheZeroButterfly]

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

[@williambyast7791]

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

[@GoncaloRijo]

Did the center core land safely?

[@sfguzmani]

No attemp. They used all the fuel to give it a little push, in other words they expended the core booster.

[@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🗿👍

[@anthonysmith778]

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

[@agustinvelazques3748]

AWESOMENESS!!!🦾

[@ZSpace3000]

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

[@michaellucht6351]

Meanwhile back at Boeing, ah never mind.

[@winstonchurchill3597]

lol

[@KoushikPaulliveandletlive]

They made it look like piece of cake.

[@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.

[@kwameyeboah9106]

Can't stop watching the boosters landing

[@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.

[@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

[@allengreg5447]

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

[@seniorslaphead8336]

Just ridiculous how routine this is now.

[@FFLim]

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

[@kanishka.b8550]

Why is this haven't broadcasted by spaceX?

[@stratolestele7611]

SpaceX broadcasts only to X for launches.

[@cesarordaz139]

Is this a mission to save the Boeing Starliner?😂

[@winstonchurchill3597]

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

[@maxhugen]

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

[@montylemar]

never get tired of seeing those boosters return!

[@Thunderwolffs2012]

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

[@KN-wi4ns]

That was a massive bird….

[@ockertbrits6907]

Why does Boeing still get contracts? 🤔

[@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!!

[@jackheaton4557]

And no it's not the tide

[@Karlkn]

Look Boeing, that's how you do it!

[@rubenjaimes1194]

What happened to the 3rd booster ?

[@adriantheo7654]

Expended