• For the first time, SpaceX has launched its Falcon Heavy rocket with US Air Force payload onboard.
• It’s also the first time that SpaceX has launched its Falcon Heavy with reused rockets. Both side boosters landed successfully although the center core missed the landing platform.
• The launch is an audition of sorts to get SpaceX a potentially multibillion-dollar government contract for future launches.

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