People in parts of the Tri-Counties could see a rocket launch this weekend.
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday night. The launch window opens at 7:05 p.m.
The payload consists of 24 Starlink communications satellites. The reusable first-stage booster is set to land on a barge off the West Coast.
While the launch could be visible throughout much of the Tri-Counties, smoke from the Gifford wildfire burning in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties could obscure it in some spots.
