Thousands came out to watch the streaking orange-red flames rise into sky last night as the The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) took off from Wallops Island, Va. at 11:27 p.m. Friday night.
The unmanned, robotic mission will be collecting information on the atmosphere of the moon. “Awesome” was the word most often used by commenters on LevittowNow’s Facebook page to describe to the ascending rocket racing into the darkened sky.
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From Bristol to Newportville to Fairless Hills to Maple Point, readers reported seeing the rocket clearly, even commenting on its angular ascent into space towards the moon. Ron Robert’s who often contributes video to LevittownNow did so again.
So if you missed it, here’s an opportunity to watch the 1:27 video courtesy of, Robert’s.
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