SpaceX Launches Rocket From Vandenberg Air Force Base

555 SpaceX put on a quite a show above Southern California Friday evening, as a Falcon 9 rocket slowly streaked across the night sky while curious onlookers snapped photos and recorded video. At first mysterious, the white light appeared during the evening rush hour, sparking questions and speculation from the many onlookers who observed the object but could not immediately identify it. SpaceX livestreamed the event on its Facebook page. CEO Elon Musk later posted video of the launch to his personal Twitter account, accompanied by the tongue-in-cheek caption, "Nuclear alien UFO from North Korea." Vandenberg Air Force Base announced earlier this week the launch was set for 5:27 p.m. Friday from Space Launch Complex-4. The base said it was the "fourth Iridium mission consisting of 10 satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket."

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