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SpaceX Falcon 9 carries medical research to ISS with striking visual launch plume

A user says sunlight illuminated the rocket's high-altitude exhaust before sunrise, creating a glowing “space jellyfish” across the eastern U.S.

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A user says a SpaceX Falcon 9 carried cargo and medical research experiments to the space station before sunrise. Sunlight lit its high-altitude exhaust while the ground was still dark, creating a giant glowing “space jellyfish” across the eastern U.S.

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BD Bio DNA@biodnaa 9:43 PM · Oct 17, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch before sunrise created a giant glowing "space jellyfish" across the eastern U.S. Sunlight lit the rocket's high-altitude exhaust while the ground was still dark. It carried cargo and medical research experiments to the space station. 🪼🚀

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@biodnaaA SpaceX Falcon 9 launch before sunrise created a giant glowing "space jellyfish" across the eastern U.S. Sunlight lit the rocket's high-altitude exhaust while the ground was still dark. It carried cargo and medical research experiments to the space station. 🪼🚀1h

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BD Bio DNA@biodnaa 9:43 PM · Oct 17, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch before sunrise created a giant glowing "space jellyfish" across the eastern U.S. Sunlight lit the rocket's high-altitude exhaust while the ground was still dark. It carried cargo and medical research experiments to the space station. 🪼🚀

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@biodnaaA SpaceX Falcon 9 launch before sunrise created a giant glowing "space jellyfish" across the eastern U.S. Sunlight lit the rocket's high-altitude exhaust while the ground was still dark. It carried cargo and medical research experiments to the space station. 🪼🚀1h