A bright a dazzling light show appeared in the Southern California sky last night, and social media was flooded with snapshots by people who wondered if they were seeing an alien invasion. It was actually a SpaceX rocket — the first time billionaire Elon Musk’s company has landed the Falcon 9 rocket’s reusable first stage on the West Coast.
All previous Falcon 9 launches had been from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The rocket was launched at 7:21 p.m. PST from... more