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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — While NASA’s Artemis I mission has yet to launch, fans had a chance to see a rocket light up the sky Sunday evening.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 51 Starlink satellites launched from the Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:09 p.m. Eastern Time.
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The rocket will also carry Spaceflight’s orbital transfer vehicle, Sherpa-LTC.
Read: Artemis I: 9 things to know about NASA’s mission to return humans to the moon
After stage separation, the first stage booster will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Read: NASA: Artemis I rocket will not launch on Monday
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