It was a big sight for some people who were outside early Wednesday morning, as a SpaceX rocket successfully lifted off from the Central Coast.
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 5:07 a.m. It carried 20 small communications satellites.
The reusable first stage booster landed on a barge off the West Coast several minutes later. It was the 14th flight for the booster.