• Two Falcon rockets returning to the roost on Tuesday morning after launching a military mission into space.
  • A close-up on the nearest booster burning a single Merlin engine to slow down.
  • Two Falcons almost down on the ground.
  • Two Falcon rockets returning to the roost on Tuesday morning after launching a military mission into space.
  • A close-up on the nearest booster burning a single Merlin engine to slow down.
  • Two Falcons almost down on the ground.
  • Kicking up some dust.

A rocket carrying two satellites for the US Space Force blasted off from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.

This was the fourth overall launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, but it was the first time that a group of photographers were invited to set up remote cameras next to the landing zone. There are two concrete pads where rockets from Florida sometimes land.

The landing pads are 86 meters in diameter and were busy on Tuesday with the return of the side-boosters. The boosters separated from the core stage of the rocket. 8 minutes and 15 seconds later, the first touched down. Five seconds later, the second came along.

A group of people were invited to capture the moment of touchdown. The official video of the launch and landing is impressive, but the shots by Mahlmann do a great job of capturing fire and fury of the rockets as a single engine burns to bring the rocket's velocity to near zero.

The side boosters will be refurbished for reuse on the military's next Falcon Heavy mission. The center core did not land in the ocean.

There is a listing image by the person.