Good news, space enthusiasts: rocket launches are about to resume at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California following a short break.

The slate of upcoming rocket launches would be the first in about two weeks following routine maintenance at the launch complex where SpaceX missions get off the ground from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Sometimes, a rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California can be seen far, far from the launch site. For example, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch on June 18, 2024, from ...

This rocket comes up and then a few seconds later, the sound hits you. It’s just this roar and rumble, and then it’s a crackle. And then you look at it and you realize, this thing is not a movie. This thing is actually going into space.

Another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch with 53 Starlink satellites on board lifted off Oct. 27, 2022, from Vandenberg and could be seen in Palm Springs, California (about 270 miles away).

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