- SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday carrying the latest GOES-U weather satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- The rocket lifted off at 5:26 p.m. EST amid favorable weather conditions.
- GOES-U, which stands for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U mission, will be used to map lightning activity in real-time and monitor solar storms more closely.
“You know, I gave him probably the biggest hug I could ever recall giving him, and he held on tight"
A father and son from Parrish reunited after Thursday’s horrific mass shooting at Florida State University. Steve Malave drove hundreds of miles to be with his son Christopher in the aftermath.
Father rushed to FSU campus as he heard about shooting
