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SpaceX Starlink launch visible in NC skies Tuesday morning
Early risers were able to watch as SpaceX launched from Cape Canaveral Tuesday morning.
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Lookup Thursday before sunrise for a SpaceX launch
A predawn launch from Cape Canaveral could be visible low on the southeastern horizon Thursday, beginning around 5:10 a.m.
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Photos: Dozens capture SpaceX rocket launch visible over North Carolina
If the rocket launched at 5:25 a.m., and many North Carolinians saw its vapor trail in the eastern sky.
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Look up for a "space jellyfish" Thursday morning
When the launch time is just right, about 30 minutes before sunrise or after sunset, sunlight illuminating a rocket's exhaust gives it a jellyfish appearance.
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Ask the Meteorologist: When, where you should look for Monday's Atlas V rocket launch?
The ULA's Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch Monday night, and you might be able to see its vapor trail.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch bright and visible in Tuesday pre-dawn sky
It wasn't a meteor or a comet. It was SpaceX's most recent Falcon 9 rocket.
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NASA rocket launch from Virginia visible across NC skies
Rockets lit up the night sky in our viewing area Wednesday night.
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NASA rocket launch visible in North Carolina
Rockets lit up the night sky in our viewing area Wednesday night.
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Astronauts launch to the space station after sidelined by Boeing's troubled Starliner
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts sidelined for the past year by Boeing’s Starliner trouble blasted off to the International Space Station on Friday, getting a lift from SpaceX.
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SpaceX Starlink launch seen Saturday morning in North Carolina sky
Your photos captured the moments shortly after liftoff from Florida's Space Coast.
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Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
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Your photos: Another Space-X launch visible in North Carolina Monday night
Despite a less-than-ideal trajectory, some of us still caught a glimpse of the rocket's vapor trails Monday night.
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SpaceX rocket seen in NC skies Tuesday night
Tuesday night's SpaceX launch was seen across the state. WRAL viewers sent us their photos and videos of the launch.
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SpaceX rocket launch seen from Raleigh neighborhood, across NC
The SpaceX launch was visible to people in Raleigh. It included Kathy Roberts, who took a video of the launch from her Raleigh neighborhood.
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Caught on camera: Raleigh woman takes video of SpaceX launch
The SpaceX launch was visible to people in Raleigh. It included Kathy Roberts, who took video of the launch from her Raleigh neighborhood.
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We could see Tuesday's SpaceX launch in NC
SpaceX is set to launch another Falcon9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Tuesday, and you might be able to see it here in North Carolina!
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Look up! Tuesday's SpaceX launch could be visible from North Carolina
Look east for the vapor trail moments after 6:07 p.m. Tuesday
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'Perseverance really pays off': UNC student makes history as youngest woman in space, hopes to inspire others
"To see our beautiful planet truly just changes your perspective on how lucky we are to be alive," Karsen Kitchen said. "If everyone had the chance to see that, the world would be a better place."
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Watch as Blue Origin rocket launches into space
. Watch as Blue Origin rocket launches into space
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UNC student ready to launch into space
UNC student Karsen Kitchen will be on board a Blue Origin rocket Thursday in a history-making mission for her.
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SpaceX satellite launch visible in NC predawn skies. How to see it again
Wednesday morning's launch of 60 Starlink satellites was visible across the Carolinas. Those satellites will be visible for a few days in the predawn northern skies.
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket sending 22 satellites into orbit
SpaceX held a Starlink launch Monday night. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from its pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, launching 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.
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Rocket launch from Virginia will be visible from NC Tuesday evening
A rocket launch to the International Space Station will be visible from right here in North Carolina.
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Look up for a rocket launch from Virginia on Tuesday night
A rocket is scheduled to launch from the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore during a window from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, Jan 24.. The launch could be visible from the Carolinas to New England.
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'Fireball' seen in NC skies was likely Virginia rocket launch
WRAL viewers in Wilmington and Greenville reported seeing a "fireball" in the skies early Monday morning. It likely wasn't a meteor they saw, but a rocket launch.
