It was a spectacular sight visible throughout much of the Tri-Counties.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Wednesday afternoon. It lifted off at 1:09 p.m., carrying a payload of 51 Starlink satellites into orbit.
The reusable first stage booster successfully landed on a barge off the coast of Baja California. The satellites are part of a growing global network providing internet service to underserved parts of the world.
