Did you see it? A strange light was seen streaking across the sky in Arizona Thursday night.
Paul Pilcher
It appears to have been a Firefly Alpha launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
According to the Firefly Aerospace website, the Victus Nox mission's goal "is to demonstrate the United States' capability to rapidly respond to on-orbit needs during a conflict or in response to a national security threat."
SpaceX's Falcon 9 was originally set to launch Thursday, but it has since been rescheduled for late Friday night.
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch attempt, next available opportunity is 11:38 p.m. ET tomorrow night → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 14, 2023
