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Tonight, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 into a polar orbit to deploy 9 Iridium (next gen) sats into polar orbit. I knew there was a good chance of seeing it from PHX because it was after sunset here, but still light in California where it launched. I posted on FB about it, then forgot all about it.
Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.
So beautiful, so awesome.
Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...
Till I drove home, full clear exhaust trail all the way up, then due south, separation of first stage and it tumbled, and firing of the 2nd stage.
So beautiful, so awesome.
Not so beautiful were all the scientifically illiterate idiots and conspiracy theorists posting about all kinds of crap, it is amazing just how many stupid people are out there...