Posted on 01/07/2018 8:16:15 AM PST by BenLurkin
SpaceX plans to launch the secret Zuma payload for the U.S. government this evening (Jan. 7), after a nearly two-month delay.
Zuma is scheduled to lift off atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station tonight between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST (0100 to 0300 GMT on Jan. 8). You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of the company. You can also watch the liftoff directly from SpaceX's live webcast page here.
Sunday's launch will also include a landing attempt by the Falcon 9's first stage, which will come back down to Earth at Landing Zone 1, a SpaceX facility at Cape Canaveral. To date, SpaceX has pulled off 20 such first-stage landings, which are part of its push to develop fully and rapidly reusable rockets.
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Visit Space.com at 8 p.m. EST (0100 GMT) tonight for complete coverage of SpaceX's Zuma mission.
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Prayers that in 2018 America becomes the undisputed leader in the new space race.
I think I’ll go to the beach and watch it
Or maybe just step out in the backyard
Keyhopper, I live in the area too. Night launches are the best!
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Brevard County, Florida ping.This is a 3 stage rockets and chances are it might blow up.
This will provide us with a beautiful night time show.
The main booster will also land back as the cape
If they would have known, they would have never let us get off the boat
Two hour window opens at 8 PM
Cloud cover allowance for launch?
successful
Absolutely spectacular! So bright in the night sky. And as always, we forget the sonic booms are coming - they always startle us!
8^)
I SAW THE LAUNCH!!!
Launch, separation, 1st stage reversal, and re-entry burn!
By sheer chance!
...and over Epcot’s Mission:Space at that!!!
[runs in circles with excitement]
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