One of our "bucket list" items included seeing a rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center near Titusville, Florida. To fulfill this dream, George and I took a ride to the east coast of Florida yesterday, to see the launch of a SpaceX rocket. Because of COVID-19, the space center was closed, but we did find a Walmart parking lot about 12 miles from there where we could view the rocket in the sky after launching. The SpaceX program is placing satellites in low orbits to allow internet connection throughout the globe, even in remote areas. This is a picture of the SpaceX rocket in flight, shortly after it was launched.
To us, it looked like a candle in the sky. Pretty cool!
We could see the rocket for about 20 seconds, and then it disappeared high above the earth. Below is a video link from the Kennedy Space Center that shows the launch from a close distance; you'll also see how the rocket lands on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean after the satellites disconnect. This allows the rocket to be used again for future launches. So far this rocket has been used to place over 400 satellites in space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vcREtkvlw
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