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Falcon 9 Rocket Captured Over NJ Falcon 9 Rocket Captured Over NJ
Falcon 9 Rocket Captured Over NJ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked across the East Coast sky Tuesday night, Feb. 4. The rocket launched the Maxar 3 mission into orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 6:13 p.m. Skywatchers along the East Coast were treated to a stunning view of the rocket's ascent, with sightings reported from multiple states. A striking photo captured by Jo Lucas in Atlantic City shows the Falcon 9 cutting through the evening sky. X users up and down the East Coast shared their footage of the launch. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launch was visible in Connecticut! Did you get a look? pic.twitter.c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dramatic Videos Capture SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Explosion Dramatic Videos Capture SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Explosion
Dramatic Videos Capture SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Explosion Videos are circulating of SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 meeting an explosive end over the Atlantic Ocean during its Thursday, Jan. 16 test launch.  The flight, conducted at 4:37 p.m. CT from Starbase, TX, aimed to achieve major milestones but faced setbacks in its journey to space. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, commented on the test, saying, “Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed! ✨” Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed! ✨ pic.twitter.com/nn3PiP8XwG — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2025 The launch was streamed live by SpaceX on X in a video that had …

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by Cecilia Levine
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SpaceX Launch Dazzles NJ Residents SpaceX Launch Dazzles NJ Residents
SpaceX Launch Dazzles NJ Residents No, it wasn't a UFO. That was a SpaceX rocket you saw early Tuesday, Sept. 10. Falcon 9 launched its Polaris Dawn rocket into space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 5:23 a.m. Daily Voice readers captured footage of the rocket from Hackensack and Westwood, NJ (see Instagram reel below). Others shared videos of the rocket over Pennsylvania, Maryland, NYC, and more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Dawn jellyfish of Polaris Dawn lights up the skies over the Susquehanna River! pic.twi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From NJ Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From NJ Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast
NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From NJ Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast Students from one New Jersey school are launching experiments into space as part of a NASA rocket launch, set for takeoff later this week. Students from Stevens Institute of Technology are part of NASA's RockSat-C program, which will take flight early Thursday morning, June 22, alongside experiments from students at more than two dozen other universities across the U.S. While a map has not yet been released, the launch is visible in states across the Eastern Seaboard. This is the 15th year that NASA’s Sounding Rocket Program has supported flight opportunities for the RockOn and RockSat-C p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NASA Wallops Rocket Launch Could Be Visible From PA, NJ NASA Wallops Rocket Launch Could Be Visible From PA, NJ
NASA Wallops Rocket Launch Could Be Visible From PA, NJ An upcoming rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility may be visible across the region. The launch is scheduled for 5:56 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Weather-permitting, the launch may be visible across much of Greater Philly and North and Central Jersey 90-120 seconds after launch. Residents in South Jersey and the southeastern most part of Pennsylvania could see the rocket between 60 and 90 seconds after launch. This will be Northrop Grumman’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Spac…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend? Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend?
Will 7th Try Be Lucky For NASA's East Coast Rocket This Weekend? Countdown, engines on.  NASA is hopeful that it's seventh scheduled rocket launch in eight days will be its luckiest lift-off. Look to the Southeast for a swiftly-moving object with a green-violet vapor trail starting at 8:10 p.m. on Saturday. NASA announces its latest rocket launch planned for Saturday, May 15 at 8:10 p.m.Twitter @NASA Wallops After cancelling six liftoffs, NASA’s rocket launch has been rescheduled at Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia and should be visible in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York weather-permitting.  Strong winds and a mechanical launcher i…

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by Jon Craig
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NASA's East Coast Rocket Launch Will Be Visible Across NJ, NY, PA NASA's East Coast Rocket Launch Will Be Visible Across NJ, NY, PA
NASA's East Coast Rocket Launch Will Be Visible Across NJ, NY, PA UPDATE: Due to a mechanical concern during flight preparations, NASA's East Coast rocket launch has been postponed, for a fifth time, until Saturday, May 15.  Need something uplifting to do on Saturday? Look to the Southeast for a swiftly-moving object with a green-violet vapor trail starting at 8:10 p.m.  LAUNCH SCRUBBED ❗ Tonight's launch of the KiNET-X sounding rocket has been scrubbed due to cloudy skies in Bermuda and Wallops. The next launch opportunity will be no earlier than May 12, at 8:06 p.m. EDT. Backup days run through May 16. — NASA Wallops (@NASA_Wallops) May 12, 2021 A…

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by Jon Craig