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WATCH: SpaceX launch spawns "jellyfish" cloud in sky before sunrise

The jellyfish-shaped cloud appeared over the East Coast before sunrise after SpaceX's launch to the International Space Station; the rocket itself stayed put.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN Overnight
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFamilies along the East Coast woke up to a jellyfish-shaped cloud in the sky before sunrise, left behind by SpaceX's launch to the space station, according to ABC News.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd we have NASA's own footage of the launch pad. Roll it.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is a rocket standing perfectly still.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at the support arms here. They're extended, wet pad underneath, cloudy sky. It's all set up, and this is the quiet before the jellyfish.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRun it back to the close view. I want to see the arms again.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou care.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have covered forty launches. I know a good pad when I see one.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score, seven out of ten. The jellyfish is the star, and in this footage it hasn't been born yet.

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