A SpaceX rocket was fired off over Southern California Friday, and illuminated the sky for millions of people to see.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base north of Los Angles just after sunset, according to Space.com
The rocket appeared to be something out of a science fiction movie, leaving an eerie glow in it’s path as it carried 10 Iridium Next communication satellites into orbit. Founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, tweeted a video of the launch and jokingly referring to it as a UFO from North Korea.
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Nuclear alien UFO from North Korea pic.twitter.com/GUIHpKkkp5
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 23, 2017
He also said there would be a similar launch next month of the “Falcon Heavy.”
If you liked tonight’s launch, you will really like Falcon Heavy next month: 3 rocket cores & 3X thrust. 2 cores return to base doing synchronized aerobatics. 3rd lands on droneship.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 23, 2017
The Falcon Heavy’s test flight will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, and will carry Musk’s Tesla Roadster into space, Space.com reports.
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