The exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft are seen illuminated by sunlight against the predawn sky during the launch of NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 mission on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, as seen from Cocoa Beach, Florida. Also visible is the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage performing its reentry burn to prepare for landing at Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying scientific experiments, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s 35th commercial resupply mission for NASA. The rocket’s exhaust plumes, illuminated by sunlight against the predawn sky,
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Recording Date: Oct 13, 2026
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The exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft are seen illuminated by sunlight against the predawn sky during the launch of NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 mission on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, as seen from Cocoa Beach, Florida. Also visible is the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage performing its reentry burn to prepare for landing at Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying scientific experiments, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s 35th commercial resupply mission for NASA. The rocket’s exhaust plumes, illuminated by sunlight against the predawn sky,
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