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Launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket seen from the station

Launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket seen from the station
The launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is seen from the International Space Station after it had ascended to Earth orbit following its liftoff.

iss068e040553 (Jan. 15, 2023) — An external high-definition camera on the International Space Station captured the launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket after it had ascended to Earth orbit following its liftoff on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The space station was flying 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean just after an orbital sunset at the time of this photograph.