
SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket on Thursday for the NROL-97 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission marked the second flight for one of the two first-stage side boosters, while it was the fourth flight for the other. Following stage separation, both side boosters successfully landed at SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, creating sonic booms that resonated across the area. This was the second launch of the day in Florida, following the earlier successful liftoff of Crew-13, which transported four astronauts to the International Space Station.