VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch and landings as viewed from the NASA Causeway

Videos: Ryan BaleWatch as members of the press photograph the launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on the STP-2 mission carrying 24 payloads for the Air Force, NOAA, The Planetary Society, and more! Read more about this launch here!

Ryan Bale

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June 26, 2019

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Videos: Ryan Bale

Watch as members of the press photograph the launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on the STP-2 mission carrying 24 payloads for the Air Force, NOAA, The Planetary Society, and more!

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