# SpaceX Launch Creates 'Cosmic Jellyfish' Over Central Florida Skies
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- Sección: Society
- Autor: Civic Coast News Staff
- Publicado: 2026-10-14T07:09:40.900Z
> The SpaceX CRS-35 cargo mission launched Tuesday morning, creating a luminous exhaust plume known as the space jellyfish effect visible across the eastern United States.

## Las claves

- SpaceX Falcon 9 launched NASA's CRS-35 mission to resupply the International Space Station
- The launch occurred at 6:33 a.m. from Cape Canaveral on October 13, 2026
- Luminous exhaust plumes were visible across Florida and as far north as Washington D.C.

Curious residents across Central Florida witnessed a spectacular celestial event on Tuesday morning as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched NASA’s CRS-35 mission to the International Space Station. The launch, which lifted off at 6:33 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, generated a luminous exhaust plume that created what observers have dubbed the "space jellyfish" effect. This visual phenomenon was visible not only over the Space Coast but also stretched across much of the eastern United States.

### A Stunning Visual Phenomenon

The "cosmic jellyfish" appearance occurred when rocket exhaust expanded in the thin upper atmosphere and caught sunlight before sunrise, creating an orangish-blue wispy cloud that billowed into life ahead of the rising sun. As the first-stage booster separated from the cargo Dragon spacecraft, the light show began unfolding hundreds of miles away from the launch site.

"Out of this world cosmic jellyfish effect 65+ miles from our Seminole County, Florida backyard," said retired Orlando Sentinel photographer Red Huber, who captured images of the event from his Longwood home using an iPhone 13. He posted the photos to his Facebook page shortly after the launch.

Huber was not alone in capturing the moment. Local photographers and social media users across the region shared images showing the morphing nebula against the predawn sky. The clear skies across the East Coast allowed for widespread visibility of the exhaust plumes, with reports coming from South Florida, Tampa, and even as far north as Washington, D.C.

### Cargo Mission Details

The CRS-35 mission was designed to resupply the International Space Station with scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment. This marked SpaceX's thirty-fifth commercial resupply services mission for NASA. During the launch sequence visible from Cocoa Beach, Florida, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage performed a reentry burn in preparation for landing at Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, more context in [NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Launches From Florida Space Coast](/noticia/nasas-nancy-grace-roman-telescope-launches-from-florida-space-coast).

"Stunning ‘jellyfish’ effect as a Falcon 9 rocket launched cargo toward the International Space Station this morning. This was up there among the most stunning I’ve ever seen and was visible across much of the eastern U.S.," posted John Kraus, a special communications assistant to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman from Satellite Beach.

The event highlighted the ongoing partnership between SpaceX and NASA in maintaining operations aboard the orbital outpost. While the primary objective remained the delivery of cargo, the visual spectacle provided a moment of public engagement for residents watching the skies before dawn on October 13, 2026.
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