{"id":426501,"date":"2026-10-13T11:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/426501\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:52:17","slug":"spacex-launch-creates-jellyfish-shaped-cloud-over-northeast-florida-southeast-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/426501\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launch creates jellyfish-shaped cloud over Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch lights up the night sky, leaving a glowing plume visible across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. (WJXT)<\/p>\n

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Many people across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia looked up Tuesday morning as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbed into the sky, creating a striking jellyfish-shaped cloud.<\/p>\n

The rocket lifted off at 6:33:44 a.m. EDT Oct. 13 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It carried NASA\u2019s SpaceX CRS-35 mission, part of the agency\u2019s Commercial Resupply Services program.<\/p>\n

The Dragon spacecraft is carrying more than 6,300 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. NASA says Dragon is scheduled to arrive Thursday, Oct. 15, and dock at the zenith port of the station\u2019s Harmony module.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth flight for Cargo Dragon spacecraft C211 and the eighth flight for Falcon 9 first-stage booster.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

About the AuthorRichard Ochoa headshot\"\"Richard Ochoa<\/a><\/p>\n

Richard Ochoa is Manager of Content and Coverage at WJXT, where he leads multi\u2011platform strategy, elevates visual storytelling, and mentors journalists to deliver audience\u2011first coverage for Jacksonville and all of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.<\/p>\n

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