While getting ready to leave for Disney in the early afternoon, we checked the NASA launch schedule and noticed the Space-X’s Falcon 9 is scheduled for a launch to deliver 40 satellites into the orbit at 5:30 PM today. We quickly rearranged our schedule to stay for this once in a lifetime event.
We were extremely fortunate that the launch was delayed from earlier in the week as SpaceX prepared the Falcon 9 launcher inside a hangar a quarter-mile south of pad 39A, a location very close to our marina.
At 5 o’clock, we walked next to a park next to our marina, found a bench, sat our butts down and watched a spectacular sunset blastoff at 5:27 p.m. as the Falcon 9’s upper stage headed into a roughly 373-mile-high (600-kilometer) polar orbit to deploy the 40 OneWeb satellites. Amazingly a few minutes later, the first stage booster flawlessly returned to Cape Canaveral for landing. The whole thing was over in about 10 minutes but it was one of the most incredible events we’ve ever experienced. How lucky are we to have hit this space Jackpot!
Very cool! We had a Falcon 9 that launched out of S. CA come right over us and fire the last stage in Cabo. The sky was darker so the focus was more on the light than the jet trail. And then we had no idea what we were looking at initially without some Googling. 🙂
Hi Kathy, I heard night launches are spectacular. Really glad you were able to view it.😘.
Awesome video. Jimmy summed it up best at the very beginning of the launch. ” Holy S……!!!
I think I would have said the same thing if I’d witnessed the same event.
Enjoy!
Thanks Gil it was truly a remarkable event!! Hopefully we get to visit Kennedy Space Center before we leave for our next adventure. Miss you 😘
Wow! That was Awesome!! Very Cool! You did a great job on the video too, thank you!
Thanks Sandy. We were very lucky to be able see this amazing launch. Sorry about the little bit of profanity in the video, we got too excited in the heat of the moment.
I love it! I absolutely love it! I think my brother would’ve too. (Actually, he probably watched it to-just from a different angle.) I am glad the heavens aligned so that you two could have such a good view of the launch! Enjoy Disneyworld now!!!
Happy Birthday!!!! Know that your brother is looking out for you 😘
Wow!! What an exciting trip you are having. Toni shared this with me ,I hope it’s okay. Enjoy Disney but you might have moved on already.
Thanks Denise!! Glad you’ll be following us .. Merry Christmas to you and your family 😘
Wow, you were in the right place at the right time.
That was amazing to watch.
Have a great time on land and Disney
Thanks Beth!!! It was amazing.. on to Disney .. hope your felling better today 😘
wow that was something! So glad you were able to capture it and share with us. Say Hi to Mickey Mouse for me😘
Hi Toni, Wow it was amazing !!!!!
If I see Pluto I’ll send you a picture 😜