Again, just a reminder, the movie “Idiocracy” is not a user’s guide or instruction manual.
July 20, 2023
Launch.
Last night, Jamie came running upstairs exclaiming “you gotta see this!”. He then talked about a huge shooting star and it was amazing. I walked out on his patio and saw this:
I immediately knew it was a rocket launch, apparently somewhere over California. Space X launched a Falcon 9 rocket last night from Vandenberg Space Force Base last night and living in Southern Arizona gave us the opportunity to witness the event. The rocket was carrying 15 Starlink satellites that will be used in the existing “mesh” network of satellites providing Internet connectivity to rural areas.
The Falcon 9 rocket is designed to return to Earth for reuse after a successful separation in orbit.
