'That Was a Good Surprise!': SpaceX Rocket Soars Over San Diego

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was spotted lighting up the sky over San Diego, California, on March 18.

Footage posted by X user @AbiiMzzz at 7:47 pm shows the craft flying over San Diego, California, with spectacular photos showing the trail left behind.

The launch – SpaceX’s 10th of the year from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California – was part of the company’s Starlink project, according to SpaceX. Credit: @AbiiMzzz via Storyful

Video transcript

- Here.

- Come out.

- I do think it's something.

- Why?

- What is that?

- I don't know.

- What happened?

- If you look up at the sky, what is that? And there's stuff falling. Do you see those two points?

- Oh, sh--

- What is that? That's so cool.

- Because that's the rocket that Elon Musk--

- No way.

- Yeah.

- Oh, my God.

- What are those two things following it, more?

- I don't know.

- Because I was a light--

- Look at the back.

- Oh, my God.

- You should call [? Lovey. ?]

- Yeah, look, there's two things that--

- Here.

- Come out.

- I do think it's something--

- Why?

- What is that?

- I don't know.

- What happened?

- If you look up at the sky, what is that? And there's stuff falling. Do you see those two points?

- Oh, sh--

- What is that? That's so cool.

- Because that's the rocket, that Elon Musk--

- No way.

- Yeah.

- Oh, my God.

- What are those two things following it, more?

- I don't know.

- Because I was a light--

- Look at the back.

- Oh, my God.

- You should call [? Lovey. ?]

- There's two things.