This mission from SpaceX was the first time they reused the side core boosters from previous launches, which arguably, has come with concerns such as if it could have been sustainable. Nonetheless, the Mission successfully deployed its payload which included an Atomic Clock from NASA and a new fuel will be tested for the Green Propellant Infusion Mission by NASA. The Falcon Heavy also successfully deployed a suite of satellites from the NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which includes technology that will help meteorologists and climatologists monitor earth's weather patterns with greater accuracy and predictions of major storms. Bill Nye also joined this launch with The Planetary Society which will use a solar sail to propel a small satellite into space within the next week. This was one of the first largest ride-share of US government agencies on one single launch, which includes a mission for the US Air Force.
This launch was expected to be the first time that all three boosters were to be recovered which would have been a major accomplishment for SpaceX and their main priority mission of bringing humans to Mars for colonization missions! Still a great mission nonetheless, and for one of their most difficult launches ever we hope to see even more from SpaceX!
