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It’s the biggest game in town for now, but has not flown in more than three years. Fans of SpaceX, though, will have a chance to see what is currently the most powerful rocket in use launch on a secret military mission from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday morning.
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy II rocket lifts off from Platform 39A on April 11, 2019, aboard the Arabsat 6A communications satellite. Credit: Walter Scriptonas
"We'll do away with the GEOs, and the big, exquisite expensive satellites," said SDA Director Derek Tournear.
U.S. Space Force will need to limit duplication of Space Force systems with those of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Lt Gen. B. Chance “Salty”
Rocket Lab, ULA, Blue Origin and SpaceX are all aiming to launch missions on Aug. 4.