Coverage dated October 12, 2026 to October 14, 2026

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch seen across the Carolinas

Headline from FOX 46 Charlotte, on the newest of 2 developments

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- The SpaceX launch Tuesday morning was spotted by people all over the Carolinas. This video was shot by one of our photojournalists, Brian Christansen, early this morning. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched just after 6:30 a.m.

FOX 46 Charlotte's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Early morning SpaceX launch may create visible ‘space jellyfish’ plume

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Newest

    SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch seen across the Carolinas

    Headline from FOX 46 Charlotte ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Look up: A ‘space jellyfish’ could appear over North Georgia (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    A SpaceX launch is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral.

  2. FOX 35 Orlando

    SpaceX CRS-35 launch could bring sonic booms, 'space jellyfish' to Central Florida (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting Tuesday morning for the launch of a cargo mission carrying more than 6,300 pounds of science experiments, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. SpaceX's CRS-35 mission is scheduled to lift off at 6:33 a.m.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Early morning SpaceX launch may create visible ‘space jellyfish’ plume (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    If the rocket launches from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on time, it will rise higher in the sky while the east coast remains in darkness. This makes conditions excellent to see the brilliant rocket exhaust plume.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    Did you see it? SpaceX Falcon 9 launch leaves jellyfish cloud over Florida (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    We got a photo from one viewer who said she was walking her dog in Ocala when she saw the cloud.

  5. WAVY Norfolk

    Did you see it? SpaceX launch visible in VA, NC skies Tuesday morning (opens WAVY Norfolk)

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    WAVY Norfolk's feed description

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- A SpaceX launch was visible in Virginia and North Carolina skies Tuesday morning. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Oct. 13 at 6:33 a.m. Eastern time.

  6. WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg

    SpaceX spacecraft launch spotted in the Upstate (opens WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg)

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    WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg's feed description

    (WSPA)—There was a show in the sky for early risers in the Upstate early Tuesday morning. 7NEWS received viewer photos of this SpaceX launch that was seen in the area. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida around 6:30 a.m.

  7. Fox5 Atlanta

    ‘Space jellyfish’ lights up North Georgia sky after rocket launch (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Early risers across North Georgia and metro Atlanta spotted a glowing plume in the sky Tuesday morning.

  8. WCBD News 2

    PHOTOS: Charleston-area skywatchers catch glimpse of SpaceX cargo launch streaking across morning sky (opens WCBD News 2)

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    WCBD News 2's feed description

    CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from Florida was visible across the Charleston area Tuesday morning, prompting residents across the Lowcountry to share photos and videos of the mission.

  9. WHNT

    Falcon 9 Rocket visible over the Tennessee Valley Tuesday morning (opens WHNT)

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    WHNT's feed description

    Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

  10. WKRN Nashville

    SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch spotted over TN (opens WKRN Nashville)

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    WKRN Nashville's feed description

    A SpaceX launch in Florida Tuesday morning was spotted as far north as Tennessee.

  11. WJHL Johnson City

    WATCH: SpaceX rocket launch seen across Tri-Cities region (opens WJHL Johnson City)

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    WJHL Johnson City's feed description

    TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Early birds looking to the sky Tuesday morning saw a rocket launch into space. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon CRS-35 cargo resupply mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida to the International Space Station.

  12. WBTW Myrtle Beach

    Slideshow: SpaceX launch spotted in Grand Strand, Pee Dee (opens WBTW Myrtle Beach)

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    WBTW Myrtle Beach's feed description

    (WBTW) -- SpaceX's Tuesday morning launch was spotted by people all over the Grand Strand and Pee Dee. SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket just after 6:30 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Below are photos and videos of the rocket taken by News13 viewers.

  13. Fox5 Atlanta

    GALLERY: Jellyfish cloud from SpaceX rocket seen across Georgia (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    A glowing, jellyfish-shaped plume drifted across North Georgia and metro Atlanta skies Tuesday morning following a rocket launch from Florida. The display followed a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, scheduled for 6:33 a.m.

  14. WATE Knoxville

    PHOTOS: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch spotted over TN (opens WATE Knoxville)

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    WATE Knoxville's feed description

    A SpaceX launch in Florida Tuesday morning was spotted as far east as Tennessee.

  15. FOX 5 DC

    SpaceX launch creates 'jellyfish' sky glow across DMV early Tuesday (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    The "jellyfish" glow of a pre-sunrise SpaceX launch could be seen in the sky across the Washington, D.C. region on Tuesday. SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, around 6:33 a.m. The mission is to resupply cargo to the International Space Station.

  16. WDTN Dayton

    Was that a SpaceX rocket? 'Space Jellyfish' visible in morning sky (opens WDTN Dayton)

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    WDTN Dayton's feed description

    Video: Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship lifts off in first orbit of Earth. Eagle eye viewers may have spotted remnants of a SpaceX launch Tuesday morning. According to a report from SpaceX, Falcon 9 launched Dragon's CRS-35 mission to the International Space Station at 6:33 a.m.

  17. CBS 17 Raleigh

    PHOTOS: SpaceX Falcon 9 flies over central North Carolina's skies (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    CBS 17 Raleigh's feed description

    A SpaceX rocket could be seen over central North Carolina after launching in Florida early Tuesday morning.

  18. FOX 35 Orlando

    Photos: 'Space jellyfish' forms after SpaceX launch in Florida (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    If you looked up at the sky early Tuesday you might have seen what's known as "space jellyfish." The unusual sight followed a SpaceX resupply mission launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. After the Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's space coast, it caused the colorful spectacle in t…

  19. Cape Coralbreeze

    Area residents share photos of this morning’s ‘jellyfish cloud’ (opens Cape Coralbreeze)

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    Cape Coralbreeze's feed description

    Southwest Floridians are sharing photos of this morning’s launch of the SpaceX CRS-35 and its resultant “jellyfish” cloud.The 6:33 a.m.launch was a commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX.

  20. FOX 13 Tampa

    Photos: SpaceX CRS-35 launch creates 'space jellyfish' over Bay Area (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    A predawn SpaceX launch created a striking "space jellyfish" phenomenon visible to dozens of observers across the Bay Area on Tuesday. SpaceX rocket launches predawn display Dozens of people across the Bay Area caught a glimpse of the glowing phenomenon following the launch.

  21. WOWK Charleston

    SpaceX launch creates 'Space Jellyfish' in skies over West Virginia (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    WOWK Charleston's feed description

    KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) - The early morning sky lit up this morning and it wasn't the sun. A number of early risers spotted a bright light that could be mistaken for a meteor with a long glowing tail. That light was actually a Falcon 9 rocket that was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force [.

  22. AL.com

    Here’s what created that ‘space jellyfish’ spotted over Alabama (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Coastal residents from Florida through New York had the greatest chance of seeing the phenomenon.

  23. We Are Central PA

    SpaceX Launch dazzles Pennsylvania, east coast sky (opens We Are Central PA)

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    We Are Central PA's feed description

    Did you catch it? SpaceX successfully launched its CRS-35 cargo mission to the International Space Station, and the early-morning liftoff created a stunning "space jellyfish" effect across the southeastern U.S.

  24. WTOP Washington DC

    SEE IT: SpaceX launch creates ‘space jellyfish’ effect (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:33 a.m. on a mission destined for the International Space Station.

  25. FOX 13 Tampa

    Here is why a 'jellyfish cloud' appeared over Central Florida (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    A SpaceX rocket launch created a visual "jellyfish cloud" in the sky above Central Florida early Tuesday morning. Central Florida sky phenomenon Scientists at the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa confirmed that the atmospheric cloud was caused by fuel exhaust from the early morning Spa…

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