VIDEO: Fireball meteor lights up NC sky during SpaceX launch
Numerous went outside the house Wednesday night time wanting for the SpaceX Falcon 9 traveling across the North Carolina sky, but it was a shock fireball meteor that stole the display.
Just immediately after 9 p.m. Wednesday night time as the faint gentle of the Dragon spacecraft was moving throughout the south-southeast horizon, a shooting star appeared for a couple seconds seemingly correct close to the SpaceX rocket.
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Whilst the fireball meteor entering the Earth’s ambiance may possibly have seemed like it was shut to the SpaceX auto, there was no hazard for the crew.
The dimension of the meteor was probable about as large as a marble. The Crew-3 launch was carrying four astronauts to the International Place Station. This was the fourth attempt at launch right after a few prior delays.
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