Ben Holcomb
EF5
Had an opportunity to head to Florida this week for the GOES-U launch atop the Falcon Heavy rocket. Last of the GOES-R series satellites (4 of them, 1 of them had issues, 1 backup, 2 operational) to be launched. The impact of the 1 minute update mesoscale sectors has been enormous from tropical to convective severe weather to other stuff I'm sure I don't care about like snow and fires.
Anyway, I viewed the launch from the Banana river bridge on FL-528 from the Cape. I was 14 miles from the launch and 7 from the landing. Watching a unison dual Falcon9 booster landing was a sight that each and every one of you should experience for yourself! I still don't believe my eyes.
![Falcon_Heavy_liftoff_from_LC39A_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg Falcon_Heavy_liftoff_from_LC39A_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/42/42948-72b141d0a8c9ebdb5583b5ec00cd624d.jpg)
![GOES-U_Launch_on_a_Falcon_Heavy.jpg GOES-U_Launch_on_a_Falcon_Heavy.jpg](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/42/42949-59775b7cbcdd66ff0f02242e28ba8ce6.jpg)
![Two_Boosters_Landing_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg Two_Boosters_Landing_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/42/42950-6799d30b1fa14e0ea63f103fa1775288.jpg)
Anyway, I viewed the launch from the Banana river bridge on FL-528 from the Cape. I was 14 miles from the launch and 7 from the landing. Watching a unison dual Falcon9 booster landing was a sight that each and every one of you should experience for yourself! I still don't believe my eyes.
![Falcon_Heavy_liftoff_from_LC39A_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg Falcon_Heavy_liftoff_from_LC39A_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/42/42948-72b141d0a8c9ebdb5583b5ec00cd624d.jpg)
![GOES-U_Launch_on_a_Falcon_Heavy.jpg GOES-U_Launch_on_a_Falcon_Heavy.jpg](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/42/42949-59775b7cbcdd66ff0f02242e28ba8ce6.jpg)
![Two_Boosters_Landing_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg Two_Boosters_Landing_at_Kennedy_Space_Center.jpg](https://stormtrack.org/data/attachments/42/42950-6799d30b1fa14e0ea63f103fa1775288.jpg)