SpaceX's Spectacular 'Jellyfish' Launch Lights Up West Coast Sky

March 20, 2024
SpaceX's Spectacular 'Jellyfish' Launch Lights Up West Coast Sky
  • SpaceX successfully launched 22 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night.

  • The launch featured a Falcon 9 rocket creating a 'jellyfish' effect, visible across the U.S. West Coast.

  • This Falcon 9 rocket's first-stage booster has been used in nine prior missions, including two for the US Space Development Agency.

  • Post-launch, the rocket's first-stage booster landed vertically on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.

  • SpaceX aims to use the newly deployed satellites to increase internet coverage in Africa and Asia.

  • The company is gearing up for its next mission, CRS-30, to the International Space Station, scheduled for Thursday from Cape Canaveral.

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