A closer look: GOES-U satellite launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Space X’s Falcon Heavy lifted off 10 minutes later than scheduled on Tuesday due to weather concerns around the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida related to thunderstorm activity nearby. At 5:26 pm EDT, GOES-U left Launch Pad 39-A atop Falcon Heavy, with the 27 Merlin engines providing more than 5 million pounds of thrust. As the rocket begins the turn downrange, at this point near “Max-Q” or maximum dynamic pressure, you can feel the sound of the rocket engines down at ground level and it almost sounds like...