This morning's Bandwagon-5 launch from Cape Canaveral painted a jellyfish across the brightening pre-sunrise sky (https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2026/10/20/watch-a-spacex-rocket-generate-a-glowing-jellyfish-in-florida-sky-after-cape-canaveral-launch/92342760007/) as the Falcon 9's exhaust plume expanded. The booster, on its 19th flight, touched down on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas just shy of nine minutes later.
Payloads deployed: 32. Booster's flight number: 19. Cape launches in 2026: 60.
Source: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2026/10/20/watch-a-spacex-rocket-generate-a-glowing-jellyfish-in-florida-sky-after-cape-canaveral-launch/92342760007/
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