Minotaur rocket launch dazzles East Coast
A record-setting payload of 29 satellites rode to orbit aboard a Minotaur 1 rocket Tuesday night.
This image was taken at the Wallops Flight Facility viewing site about 2 miles from the launch pad. Credit: NASA/Allison Stancil This image shows the Minotaur's launch from the moonlit beach at Bay Head, N.J. Credit: Twitter user @Greg_NJ This image was submitted from Alexandria, Va. Credit: Peter Ozdzynski This image was taken at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. Credit: Travis Jay Brown This image is from Ashburn, Va. in suburban Washington. Credit: Kamil Wlodarczyk The Minotaur's launch was spotted more than 200 miles north of the launch site in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Credit: Ken Griggs The view from Fairfax, Va. Credit: Paulo Ordoveza A reader sent in this image from Stonington, Conn. Credit: Daniel J. Grinkevich The Minotaur rocket appeared low on the horizon from Plymouth, Mass. Credit: Ryan Smith This image was submitted from Hammonton, N.J. Credit: Joe Osciak The Minotaur rocket was visible from Charlton, Mass. Credit: Chad Whitlock |
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