Bright light seen over West Virginia Tuesday morning wasn’t a comet

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Bright light seen over West Virginia Tuesday morning wasn’t a comet

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — People across West Virginia reported seeing a bright light flying across the sky, but it wasn’t a comet or a meteor—it was actually a rocket.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida early Tuesday morning. According to the

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, the rocket is part of the

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which hopes to complete the first-ever private space walk and venture the furthest into space since

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West Virginians from Cheat Lake to Barrackville to West Milford sent WBOY photos and videos of the rocket, which streaked across the sky after its launch at 5:23 a.m. (ET).

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SpaceX rocket launch as seen from Morgantown, WV on Sept. 10, 2024 (Courtesy: Levi Suarez)

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SpaceX rocket seen over Barrackville, WV on Sept. 10 (Courtesy: Dee Prickett)

People also reported seeing the rocket in neighboring

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The four-person crew will remain in space for five days inside the

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space capsule. The spacewalk is scheduled for Sept. 12 at 2:23 a.m. (ET). You can

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Did you see it? Photos and videos of the rocket can be sent to the

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