{"id":279443,"date":"2026-05-21T13:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279443\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:07:09","slug":"spacex-rocket-creates-jellyfish-above-floridas-space-coast-see-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279443\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX rocket creates &#8216;jellyfish&#8217; above Florida&#8217;s Space Coast. See photos."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A predawn SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch created a photogenic &#8220;jellyfish&#8221; effect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2026\/05\/20\/spacex-launch-day-heres-information-on-todays-starlink-rocket-launch-from-cape-canaveral-florida--live\/90174958007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:featuring illuminated plumes of exhaust gases in the sky;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;featuring illuminated plumes of exhaust gases in the sky&quot;}\" class=\"link \">featuring illuminated plumes of exhaust gases in the sky<\/a> on Thursday, May 21, above Florida&#8217;s Space Coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rocket lifted off at 6:04 a.m. \u2014 24 minutes before sunrise \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2026\/05\/01\/rocket-launch-schedule-coming-up-in-may-from-cape-canaveral-florida-and-nasa-kennedy-space-center\/89887895007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station&quot;}\" class=\"link \">from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/a>. After reaching low-Earth orbit, SpaceX&#8217;s Starlink 10-31 mission deployed another 29 broadband satellites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Looking ahead on the calendar, SpaceX has scheduled a Memorial Day morning launch from the Space Force installation. The four-hour launch window will last from 7:41 a.m. to 11:41 a.m. Monday, May 25, on another Starlink mission.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage should kick off about 90 minutes before liftoff at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/space\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:floridatoday.com\/space;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;floridatoday.com\/space&quot;}\" class=\"link \">floridatoday.com\/space<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cape Canaveral: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2026\/05\/01\/rocket-launch-schedule-coming-up-in-may-from-cape-canaveral-florida-and-nasa-kennedy-space-center\/89887895007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule in Florida;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule in Florida&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Is there a launch today? SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule in Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the latest news and launch schedule from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/space\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:floridatoday.com\/space;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;floridatoday.com\/space&quot;}\" class=\"link \">floridatoday.com\/space<\/a>. Another easy way: <a href=\"https:\/\/profile.floridatoday.com\/newsletters\/space\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Click here to sign up for our weekly 321 Launch space newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Click here to sign up for our weekly 321 Launch space newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Click here to sign up for our weekly 321 Launch space newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/staff\/4387025002\/rick-neale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rick Neale;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rick Neale&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rick Neale<\/a> is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY, where he has covered news since 2004. Contact Neale at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mailto:Rneale@floridatoday.com\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rneale@floridatoday.com;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rneale@floridatoday.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rneale@floridatoday.com<\/a>. Twitter\/X: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RickNeale1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:@RickNeale1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@RickNeale1&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@RickNeale1<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"http:\/\/floridatoday.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Space is important to us, and that&#039;s why we&#039;re working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription here.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Space is important to us, and that&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Space is important to us, and that&#8217;s why we&#8217;re working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Florida Today: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridatoday.com\/story\/tech\/science\/space\/2026\/05\/21\/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-creates-jellyfish-in-florida-sky-see-photos-from-brevard-county\/90192294007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:SpaceX rocket launches, creates &#039;jellyfish&#039; in Florida sky. See photos.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;SpaceX rocket launches, creates &#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">SpaceX rocket launches, creates &#8216;jellyfish&#8217; in Florida sky. See photos.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A predawn SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch created a photogenic &#8220;jellyfish&#8221; effect featuring illuminated plumes of exhaust gases&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6940,28,30,29,6498,312,31737],"class_list":["post-279443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-cape-canaveral-space-force-station","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-rocket-launch","tag-space-coast","tag-space-force"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}