Clouds & Rockets-GEEK ALERT

Hi All,

First we must apologize to all of the people living in northeast Florida. The last two weeks have been solid overcast and it is Carl's fault! Two weeks ago he bought a telescope and blue sky had been scarce ever since.

100 miles south it was mostly clear sky when SpaceX launched another satellite from Cape Kennedy. Carl grabbed some stills from the live stream.
Falcon 9 on the pad

Climbing out

After booster separation the second stage burn starts. You cannot see flames outside the atmosphere but you sure can see the heating of the  engine nozzle.

After separation, the booster burns its engine to return to earth

and land out in the Atlantic on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You". This was the third time this booster was flown!

After another second stage burn, the communications satellite was deployed in geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of about 22,000 miles.

SpaceX will be busy with four more launches before the end of the year. Then, early next year, they will test the Crew Dragon capsule for manned space flight and launch another Falcon Heavy with a big communications satellite.

By then we will have some clear skies and can send some of our own moon and planet photos.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

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