SpaceX launches U.S. spy satellite; Falcon 9 first stage returns

baul Brinkmann and Danielle Haynes

orlando FL (UPI) Dec 21, 2020 SpaceX launched the company's second spy satellite mission for the U.S. government Saturday morning. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9 a.m. EST from Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The payload fairing separated about 2 1/2 minutes after liftoff. The reusable Falcon 9 rocket landed at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station about 8 1/2 minutes afte