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SpaceX lit up the Sky last night with a Starlink Launch from Vandenberg
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California… The rocket launch produced a spectacular sight in the twilight sky above the Southwest that was seen as far away as Texas.
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California… The rocket launch produced a spectacular sight in the twilight sky above the Southwest that was seen as far away as Texas… Thursday’s mission objective was met after SpaceX delivered 53 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
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