The launch of SpaceX illuminates the night sky in Southern California
The launch of SpaceX illuminates the night sky in Southern California
SpaceX lit up the night sky in Southern California on Sunday, and sent onlookers from across the region stretching their necks to the view.
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Officially, the rocket company owned by Elon Musk He was launching his Falcon 9 rocket into space to deliver SAOCOM 1A, an Argentine satellite, in orbit. The launch marked the successful 30th landing of a rocket, according to the company. It was also the first landing on the west coast of an orbital-class rocket on Earth, SpaceX said.
But unofficially, it looked really cool.
The launch sent a red-orange streak across the sky in the area of its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County before the impellers sent pulsating white and yellow light beams into the black sky night.
The rocket was lifted at 7:21 p.m. local time, and landed about 12 minutes later after delivering its package in orbit.
The social networks were immediately illuminated with photos of the launch. SpaceX got involved in the action, sharing four photos of the dazzling light screen.
While Musk has dealt with a series of setbacks with his automotive company, Tesla, including a $ 20 million agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in his personal life, including a defamation lawsuit, but SpaceX has been relatively unharmed.
The company made headlines last month when Musk held a press conference. announce the first "Space tourist": a Japanese billionaire who will be launched around the moon in the company's Big Falcon Rocket in 2023.
Earlier this year, on February 6, the Falcon Heavy rocket was successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching a red Tesla Roadster driven by a Starman mannequin.
Espaciox caused some concern in December of 2017, when they launched a similar rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base. The residents of Southern California were not sure what the bright light was filtering in the sky at that time.
The panic was kept to a minimum this time as the observers mostly only enjoyed the view. Air Force advised residents From the launch on Sunday of last week.
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