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SpaceX launch creates ‘space jellyfish’ over Grand Isle, Southeast
WAFB • • general
Key Points:
- A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a resupply mission to the International Space Station early Tuesday, creating a glowing “space jellyfish” cloud visible over Grand Isle, Louisiana, and across the Southeast.
- The Dragon spacecraft is carrying over 6,300 pounds of supplies and scientific equipment and is expected to arrive at the space station on Thursday.
- The “jellyfish cloud” phenomenon occurs when rocket exhaust expands rapidly in the thin upper atmosphere at dawn or dusk, freezing into ice crystals that reflect sunlight and create a glowing, translucent effect in the sky.
- This visual spectacle was also observed over locations including Knoxville, Tennessee, and other areas in the southeastern and eastern United States.
