SpaceX rocket passes through Cape Region sky
Early risers in the Cape Region were treated to an unusual visual Sept. 10 – the launching of Space X’s Polaris Dawn.
According to SpaceX’s website, the rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:23 a.m.
One of those early risers was area resident Katie Joseph, who happened to be outside prepping breakfast for her horses.
“I happened to glance up and see more brightness than usual. I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking at, so I started videoing. Once I noticed that whatever it was falling and fading out, I assumed it was an asteroid,” said Joseph, in an email a few hours after the rocket launched. “Once I posted it on social media, a friend commented and let me know it was a SpaceX launch. I was grateful to be an early bird so that I got to see it with my own eyes.”
Joseph provided the Cape Gazette with a minute-long video she took as the rocket passed by. If you were also an early riser and took photos or video, email them to cflood@capegazette.com.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories, random stories on subjects he finds interesting and has a column called ‘Choppin’ Wood’ that runs every other week. Additionally, Chris moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes during daylight hours that are jammed with coins, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
