Falcon 9 launches NROL-179 to orbit from pad 4E in California
Many users expressed awe at SpaceX's Falcon 9 nighttime launch and landing for the NROL-179 mission because it felt like childhood sci-fi becoming reality and showcased impressive technological progress.
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@SpaceX Another successful landing!

@SpaceX @NRO_gov STARMAN copy that🚗🛰️🫡
Falcon 9’s first stage lands on LZ-4

@SpaceX @NRO_gov 👍 🚀

@SpaceX These are even better now that I own a microscopic piece of the company. Go SPCX!

@SpaceX @NRO_gov This eight-year-old clip, like the beginning of an era, struck us once again.💫🫡

@SpaceX Congrats SpaceX!

@SpaceX that booster landing never gets old honestly, clean as hell

@SpaceX @NRO_gov Spectacular views of the Falcon9 launch and landing! Congratulations Elon and SpaceX 🚀 ♥️

@SpaceX It was a beautiful launch and booster landing 😍

@SpaceX @alyana254 An impressive technological achievement! 🚀 Reusable rockets like Falcon 9 significantly reduce the cost of space missions and improve overall efficiency.

@SpaceX Another mission complete, another rocket saved! Great work by the whole @SpaceX team!👏👏

@SpaceX Spectacular 🤗♥️🚀🚀🚀

There's something uniquely incredible about a return-to-launch-site touchdown at LZ-4. Landing out at sea on a drone ship is amazing, but guiding a massive first stage right back to the coast through fog and clouds requires absolute telemetry perfection. Watching the engine ignite for that final landing burn at T+7:30 to cancel out all that velocity makes rocket science look like standard, everyday procedure. Incredible work by the entire engineering team🛰️

@SpaceX The bird it's named after does this naturally at 300 km/h, locked on target regardless of wind. Evolution had a head start.

@SpaceX Very beautiful. But try something new. Looking at these is boring, brother.

@SpaceX This is my favorite part of every falcon 9 launch...

@SpaceX @NRO_gov Falcon 9 is already booked through 2029. Only Starship can relieve the bottleneck.

@SpaceX @NRO_gov Meanwhile JWST just found a new moon orbiting Uranus. Space is having a big week.

@SpaceX @NRO_gov The stock is not the only thing taking off. Already back to launching into orbit. Amazing spirit.