Glowing Spiral in UK Night Sky Linked to SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch
A rare and mesmerizing glowing spiral seen above the UK on Monday evening has been traced back to a SpaceX rocket launch in the United States. The light formation, which appeared in the night sky and lingered for several minutes before dissipating, has been attributed to frozen fuel released by Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket.
The Falcon 9 lifted off at approximately 13:50 local time (17:50 GMT) from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on a classified mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Despite the secrecy of the payload, what followed the launch was anything but hidden.
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