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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 From Cape Canaveral; 'Space Jellyfish' Spotted In Florida Sky
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 19, 11:56 PM EDT
updated Oct 20, 6:18 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando) and WFTV (Channel 9 ABC), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
SpaceX launched the Bandwagon-5 mission from Cape Canaveral featuring a smaller jellyfish cloud, WFTV (Channel 9 ABC) reported. The company had targeted a Tuesday morning launch from the site with a space jellyfish possible, WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando) reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 2, Oct 20, 8:22 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- WATCH: SpaceX launches Bandwagon-5 mission from Cape Canaveral with smaller ‘jellyfish’ cloud · WFTV (Channel 9 ABC)
- SpaceX targets Tuesday morning launch from Cape Canaveral; ‘space jellyfish’ possible · WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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