SpaceX’s USSF-52 mission began with a Falcon Heavy rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center on December 28. This mission was finally implemented after a series of issues that delayed it. SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, shared the details of the mission live to space enthusiasts.
SpaceX successfully fired its Falcon Heavy rocket
SpaceX was aiming to launch the USSF-52 mission a few days ahead of schedule, but that date was postponed several times due to bad weather and other setbacks. Finally, on Thursday, December 28, the Falcon Heavy rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and began its mission.
Falcon Heavy is an impressive rocket consisting of three Falcon 9 boosters and has a thrust of 5.5 million pounds at launch, making it one of the most powerful rockets in use today. Approximately eight minutes after liftoff, the Falcon Heavy’s two side thrusters successfully made an upright descent while the core thruster continued to carry the payload into orbit.