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Just as a Falcon 9 rocket was due to land, the horizon began to glow – Ars Technica

“We did get a little bright glow… no longer see a flame there.”

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Enlarge/ At left, a glow can be seen on the horizon just as a Falcon 9 rocket was due to land.
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A Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday night carrying its payload of 60 Starlink satellites. After dropping off the second stage in a parking orbit, the first stage reentered Earth’s atmosphere for a rendezvous with a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Alas, the rocket never made it to the boat. The company’s launch webcast…

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