This guy saw a rocket launch from an airplane 😱

[@Dylan_Anderson]

🎥 @chefpinkpr on TT

[@agentshotty]

first

[@agentshotty]

first

[@frannnn1]

second

[@unvknm]

who lives in a pineapple under the s

[@James500k]

W Elon Misk

[@IvanThecoolguy-y7e]

That is so rare to catch a moment like that on a plane. 👌

[@vaman5591]

Not with Elon in town!

[@IvanThecoolguy-y7e]

@@vaman5591 fr

[@thatsclassified1]

Elon prolly saw them and said “fuck it do it now “🤔

[@ladvita32]

Not at all.

[@SKYLIGHTER1138]

wont be rare soon at all.

[@Reinforcedhours]

The pilot fr dropped the best line for the moment, that’s chill af

[@algalgod159]

What was it my hearing is bad

[@RFM__]

​@@algalgod159 "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have lift off"

[@cliffhamilton2857]

Thanks for pointing it out that made me smile even wider

[@live_2_ride_ride_2_live]

Wow you guys need some headphones idk how you watch YT or anything for that matter without them. "The content is only as great as the sound". You could watch a gold movie without headphones and thinks it's just ok, but with headphones you feel the movie/content snd it becomes great! Invest in a good headset it's a game changer.

[@PalmerCracked]

@@algalgod159 don’t worry dude it was hard to here

[@calledout4437]

Same thing happened to me in 2002. I happened to be leaving Orlando right as the space shuttle launched. Coolest thing I’ve ever seen.

[@ScotchNWry]

Yes same for me. We were on vacation and purely by coincidence the shuttle launched after dark. It was much more spectacular than I expected. Once in a lifetime experience.

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

@@ScotchNWry - Same here!!!!

[@RdlSssmd]

I was fortunate enough to see the space shuttle Discovery launch, from the seat of a commercial flight to Miami, in October of 2000. It is a memory I will never forget

[@Dr.SemNome]

Yeah, I was on the Shuttle. I saw you looking at us!

[@nathanlawson313]

I saw that exact launch in 2002. I was on vacation, bodyboarding at Cocoa Beach, 15miles away, and it shook the ground! Everyone stopped to watch and when it disappeared we all clapped and cheered. I still remember the sound the rocket made.

[@PuffinSmurf]

The pilot saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, we have lift off” is kinda cool tho

[@KingSquadツ]

?

[@wbforsure2104]

​​@@KingSquadツ the pilot says that over the planes intercom

[@KingSquadツ]

@@wbforsure2104 ok, i guess i didnt hear it

[@KingSquadツ]

@@wbforsure2104 thx for letting me know

[@fishingcatchandcookkayaki9837]

Yes it is 💯

[@richross4781]

That angle gives you a much better accord of how fast they accelerate. It's quite deceiving from the ground. One in a million shot. Awesome. It's literally awesome.😮

[@jaredcousino]

I would even guess 1 in 100m

[@Tino-sc1vq]

Literally awesome? Can it be figuratively awesome?

[@southofparcFPV]

@@Tino-sc1vqas in it literally is a cause to be in awe. People forget the root of this word.

[@michaeldocker1009]

Yeah the cloud of exhaust at the launch pad barely seems to be moving! So damn cool. And yes, literally makes me feel awe 😜

[@non-ofyo-business3399]

That’s what I was thinking. At first I was like “damn that’s really slow” but they really started taking off but what I was even more amazed is how long it has to burn fuel to get up there. That’s not a few gallons that’s hundreds of gallons.

[@DebraJean196]

The plane is plenty far out. That is a busy flight corridor. The rocket’s course will take it directly out over the ocean away from land - and if there is the slightest sign of deviation from its assigned flight path the Flight Termination System (FTS) would be triggered. Due to the immense amount of air traffic in and around the Cape and the Space Force Base, as well as the increasing cadence of rocket launches, the FAA has to schedule things this way. Otherwise essential flight corridors could be dramatically affected for 2-3 hours at a time multiple times per week. Please note, this is a Falcon 9 launch. The Falcon launched successfully over 130 times in 2024. They had 3 flight anomalies that all occurred on landing or to second stages well beyond anywhere that endangered people. When rockets that have a less proven flight record are launched I’d imagine that perhaps the launches are scheduled for a less heavily travelled time of day and perhaps the closure margins are a bit larger.

[@eladreltuc]

Just shut up and watch brainy Smurf

[@Suinsap]

True…. I don’t think this would be possible during a Starship launch. Notams would be issued to avoid traffic in the area. I think, maybe I’m wrong

[@Nofapman32]

You don’t know what you’re talking about

[@spunda22]

CSB

[@Jeremy9697]

​@@Suinsapfor sure. Starship is still being tested. This was an actual mission launch.

[@avramtsabiev9813]

POV: the people on the other side of the plane:😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@IsaacHevia]

I know I was about to say the same thing I feel bad for the people on the right of the plane too 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@KadenThigpen-v2d]

I feel bad now

[@ilandgood]

@@KadenThigpen-v2d not funny no offense

[@KadenThigpen-v2d]

@@ilandgoodWomp womp

[@AishwaryaNarvekar-n2u]

they stood up and went to the other side

[@michaelwright1234567]

I love it when somebody recognizes in the moment how special what they are witnessing truly is ❤

[@LetsTightenUp]

What’s special about it?

[@Inkxo3D]

​@@LetsTightenUpbasically everything about this is special.

[@LetsTightenUp]

@@Inkxo3D no it’s not

[@Mike-tv9rk]

Except that is way too close for any aircraft to be for a launch. Have a little think luv

[@Inkxo3D]

@@Mike-tv9rk that makes it even more special lol

[@macurlyfries]

Flat earthers be like. I don’t see no curvature

[@cryptoOFkingz]

Facts

[@truththroughlove1012]

Still waiting to see it enter space. No vid of that of course.

[@sunnyshukla9477]

One needs to be around 60,000 ft to see that.

[@macurlyfries]

@@truththroughlove1012 you understand distance and visibility?

[@ducrebatiste7967]

THANK YOU!!!!​@@truththroughlove1012

[@sbuddify]

It’s all fun and games until you hear “target locked” Edit: thanks guys for the likes

[@AuroraSharp16]

Omw 😂😂😂😂

[@TheSunsettingtokillyoul0l]

jail they go

[@InevitablePotato]

Uh how?

[@bennyblunto973]

Why would the plane say that? Wouldn’t the rocket say it? And only space x would hear that

[@thorr18BEM]

Do a barrel roll!

[@walkingdad506]

This is very rare. The air space around a launch is usually shut down for safety reasons. He appeared to be very close to the launch site.

[@mattkulesza7766]

That was my immediate thought! 🤯 incredible he got to see that!

[@Hihohiho56]

I thought the same but they could be just at the parameter.

[@donbirren9401]

The space around a launch site is adjusted based on type of mission and rocket. The minimum is ten miles, which seems plausible in this zoomed-in view.

[@Sarah-o6p1f]

Dude must be on spirit air lines

[@stevenk628]

@@donbirren9401what other precautions do they take, Mr. Rocket Scientist?

[@rod3134]

As a central Floridian, I can say without a doubt that getting a picture of a SpaceX launch is a HIGH probability. They launch almost every week 🤣👌🏽 Sometimes twice a day, I have some house cracking to prove it 😅

[@awh4272]

Wow no way I would love to see a launch, it is on my bucket list!

[@Webcoreinteractive]

Like interior walls? Is that covered by insurance lol.?

[@rod3134]

@@Webcoreinteractive You have to ask... NOOO🤣🤣🤣👍🏽

[@rm25088]

Kinda scary to think about. Imagine all that shit floating up in space.

[@suds5214]

Completely coincidental. One has nothing to do with the other.

[@reinhardt5405]

This gives you a huge perspective. We are utterly small. Even our rocket is a mere droplet in the ocean compared to the universe and what it might hold.

[@kt420ish]

More like Our entire Milky Way galaxy is a molecule of a water in our ocean compared to the entire universe and what it holds.

[@ColGesso]

Bro we’re just like. Monkeys like. Floating on like a rock in, like, space. Literally. We’re like so insignificant and like nothing means anything. Also Love doesn’t exist it’s just chemicals check the science. Beauty isn’t real either that’s just your opinion dude. I can’t wait to live on cold & dead Mars. Space is awesome I crave emptiness

[@ColGesso]

Bro we’re just like. M0nkeys like. Floating on like a rock in, like, space. Literally. We’re like so insignificant and like nothing means anything. Also Love doesn’t exist it’s just chemicals check the science. Beauty isn’t real either that’s just your opinion dude. I can’t wait to live on cold & d€ad Mars. Space is awesome I crave emptiness

[@ColGesso]

And it’s all dead and empty and meaningless. Everywhere but here, the garden of Eden, where there is life and color and beauty. This is the magnum opus, anything but small. You can look outwards forever but youll never find anything but more emptiness. Unfathomable, unlimited emptiness. Enjoy

[@reinhardt5405]

@@kt420ish we are not looking at the Milky Way here tho lol

[@0Turbox]

Interesting, that the airspace wasn't closed further out.

[@NASADarth]

No, for every orbital launch there are TFR’s set by the FAA

[@spacecorndog]

You can see across all of florida in a plane at cruising altitude

[@bearnecessiteespolio5359]

True, but it looks like about 3 miles to me

[@keithbartholomew9433]

And not one other person saw it?... it was awfully quiet on that plane 🤔

[@spacecorndog]

@@keithbartholomew9433 because its almost always quiet on a plane, its kinda like an unwritten rule

[@CountryRaised]

It really shows how small we are as humans, but also how big our minds have become to reach beyond space

[@Smagistrale]

Hands down, the coolest video on your phone.

[@Planeandaquariumgeek]

That reminds me of a family friend’s story. She was flying from JFK to Orlando to go to Disneyworld. The following is her exact story: the pilot came over the PA and said, if you look out the left (where they were sitting) you can see the space shuttle launching! She said she yelled out ‘Awesome!’ because she felt like it was so cool that it went up in a puff of smoke and fire. She didn’t understand why the rest of the flight was so silent. When she landed, same at the airport. Her parents explained it at the hotel. It was Challenger, if you haven’t already guessed.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

😢❤

[@pritamswarup9051]

what did they explain !?

[@Planeandaquariumgeek]

@pritamswarup9051 pretty much that it crashed and they weren’t gonna learn more about dinosaurs

[@MagicFingers86]

​@pritamswarup9051 The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded shortly after launch. She saw it happened, but didn't know that's what happened. Her Parents explained it to her when she got to them.

[@ericbyrd1634]

I'm gonna call bs on the whole story

[@Tori.serenity]

Flat earthers tap in 😂

[@sureafraid]

This is one of the most beautiful and mesmerising things I’ve ever seen

[@bradbutcher3984]

Go watch in person. It's wild af

[@michaelyoung1502]

Watching from the beach is amazing as well.

[@AlFirous]

@@bradbutcher3984 Send me ticket please 😂

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

I think it's disgusting.

[@tinach7020]

You should try and get out more.

[@di-jt6jp]

I’ve been a flight attendant for 36 years, and I only saw this once!

[@Makaneek5060]

What was the launch vehicle? If it was the space shuttle then knowing the date we could determine who was on it.

[@di-jt6jp]

@ I have no idea. But it was recent- maybe 6 months ago? Even the pilots didn’t know until they saw it!

[@le13579]

Just hit the repeat button... 😄😉

[@garyswanson5272]

Nooooooo you didn't

[@mgsbrowning]

@@di-jt6jpif you know what the date was when you saw it I could probably tell you

[@rnrhodes9256]

What an amazing angle. Very nice! 💯💯💯

[@Scissorspaper]

That rocket launched from launch pad 39A. To the left is 39B and the small one to the far right is launch complex 41 (spacex uses 39A so it was a spacex rocket)

[@NoRelationRuckus]

How do you know this? Genuinely curious.

[@Scissorspaper]

@ i figured out the spacex thing randomly and I learned where all of them are by looking at the map on a Roblox game called space sailors like a year ago

[@mikewhistler8979]

Perspective really hammers home just how incredible all this truly is. BEAUTIFUL!

[@johnswoveland9461]

Seeing it like this is 😮 knowing how big that rocket really is and seeing it look that small looking down on earth earth is huge. And when you hear how many miles it would be to go around the world it just don't link right in my head

[@anodominate]

Once in a lifetime moment. Soooooo Sureal💫✨️ These are the moments that make you live and cherish more than ever each day❤

[@AIRPRO831]

No the baby crying in the background 😭😭😭😭

[@DocWolph]

Just gives the scene more humanity.

[@yashasveerao1535]

HAHA

[@jewelthejaguar742]

Yeah, they do that

[@Idk-yeehaw]

😭😭👍

[@elizabethcarlin218]

Camera man saved the whole plane.

[@AGuyWhoLikesHockey]

Imagine it exploded right after the guy said “it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in my life”

[@jacobzavala8137]

😂

[@NASADarth]

Falcon 9 has had 414 successful missions with only 4 of them being failures. F9 (along with every other orbital launch vehicle in the United States) is equipped with flight termination system explosives to destroy the rocket if anything goes wrong. Even before the launch, temporary flight restrictions are put into place by the FAA to not let planes get anywhere near the rocket or its flight path along with NOTAMS to not let people on boats have a risk of being harmed in the event of a disaster.

[@tokahontas9990]

@@NASADarthit’s a joke wise guy

[@LexiLunarpaw]

Yay Fireworks!

[@rcar9115]

A strange sounding laugh squeaked out when I read that!

[@Aron-e9y]

for the people wondering what rocket : the Falcon 9

[@phead23]

In typical fashion, I would have been seated next to the person that closes the shade for the entire flight.

[@Aaashi_3612]

This looks like a set up for a physics question

[@JacksonDavis-s4t]

Absolutely insane😮😮😮😮

[@DrCrunkMusic]

That looks awesome. Fairly close airspace really 😅. I love how the exhaust cloud just hangs there in that "structure". Very cool

[@elainemoreland3908]

Beautiful. Made him happy ❤

[@SameerAslam-MSA]

Well done for filming stable shot ❤

[@tcbowen12]

Seems like possibly the worst time to be anywhere near that in a plane lol

[@lyaneris]

The airspace around it is closed off for launches. Some ATC will try to get the pilots a good view if they want to (outside that closed off area)

[@Schinkeldink]

these aren't commercial aircraft, but fighter jets with special clearance

[@lyaneris]

@Schinkeldink These can be commercial aircrafts. It simply depends on camera quality. On a clear day, you can definitely see it from far enough away

[@Schinkeldink]

@@lyaneris yeah this specific footage actually is, I had to think of footage from a f22 raptor chasing it from its liftoff

[@lyaneris]

@Schinkeldink Ah, sounded like you said it would always be a fighter, whilst there are pretty good videos from actual airliners

[@damyr]

Ehh... Too bad the record cut off before we could see the rocket hitting the dome and exploding into billion pieces.

[@GinaSiska]

Yes 🙌 amen!!!

[@_mylastname]

I have a hard time believing they'd allow planes ANYWHERE near a launch site during take off... It's still awesome!

[@frantaspacek]

It's pretty far, the rocket is simply that big.

[@priebess]

Distance is very deceiving in the air. That plane was probably at 27,000 ft altitude and 5-8 miles away from the closest point of intersecting the rocket's flight path. Perfectly safe conditions for both vessels.

[@OakleafOrganic]

They don't. There's no way that they could. These videos play on the gullibility of common idiots of which there are many

[@OakleafOrganic]

​@@priebessno. This is image is from less than 10000 feet and a distance of about 1.5 miles, neither of which is permissible for a passenger jet. Chances are the video is a hoax. The shitty musical accompaniment serves as further evidence.

[@_mylastname]

@priebess maybe. But that rocket looks pretty big to be 5-8 miles away

[@CFN2011]

Humanity is crazy

[@Carol-tz4ou]

That's so cool catching something very unique on a flight like that that is so cool nice catch

[@indrajitg]

It is amazing to see that the exhaust coming out of the rocket are almost as tall or taller than the height of the rocker itself. Considering how tall a rocket is, this is quite impressive!

[@Isabella-k7c3u]

Seeing how long it took the literal space ship to reach eye level with the plane shows how high up in the air the plane is

[@Chekmate-em3mc]

A porn bot stole your comment

[@Beng12952]

Are you sure it isn’t a metaphorical space ship?

[@Notarealname-c8o]

“will you switch your window seat for my isle seat?” “uh, sure” eternal regret 💀

[@glitchered]

falcon burns clean. space shuttle looked way better with the smoke trail going up, tho. there are some airplane captures of that one on the tube too.

[@PurabyogiPurabyogii]

Bro should have had the S24 ultra so he can see the rocket

[@krail5500]

That seems like an FAA failure. There shouldn't be any other aircraft within 5 miles of a rocket launch.

[@ARISE_Aerospace]

f22's chased a falcon 9. Not really

[@madcodereom]

@@ARISE_Aerospacethere’s a massive difference between a military aircraft trailing a rocket and a commercial aircraft flying near a rocket.

[@krail5500]

@ARISE_Aerospace Sure... military aircraft have the same flight standards as civilian aircraft...🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@j.w.r3730]

I wouldn't worry about it a bit,they're at least the minimum distance,and it's turning away from them if you notice the gradual inclining of the rocket.

[@farmingpotato3372]

They are perfectly fine. Plenty clear of the rocket. Just happens those rockets are big and the are is clear. Also not really the FAA it would be the local ATC and a failure to check for a clear range by spaceX

[@CSLV72]

WOW! Thanks to the passenger that shared this. This is awesome 👍

[@jaypaint4855]

Calling Cape Canaveral Space Force Station “Space X” feels like a h8 crime 💀💀💀

[@wisemanofsorts6068]

The made me pause a little too. But since that is a Falcon 9 launching from 39A, it is a SpaceX facility they are seeing. But yes, they also flew over a bunch of other pads and facilities. So not technically right, but good wnough for people who know nothing about Space or the Cape.

[@ManixBigScary]

Imagine being on the other side of the plane while this is happening

[@victoriaeads6126]

Kudos to all the *_hardworking folks_* who are working to make SpaceX fly! This is a great video, what a neat thing to witness by chance!!

[@hdskl2150]

Before I moved I could see them out my bedroom window

[@darshantheboy890]

Imagine having a s24 at that time

[@coreyswaz5702]

Pilots make a hard left, “this guy wants to race”!!!

[@JakeTheSnakeEdits]

Samsung zoom goes hard fr 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Richardhurtsfromholden]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@annclinkscales8222]

IKR!?❤

[@davehood2667]

That's either one hell of a zoom lens or someone failed to clear the airspace around the launch like they were supposed to.

[@ladydeerheart1]

That was my first thought too.

[@JohnDoe-l9w]

S24 ultra 😂

[@tracyphillips6485]

They're way more than five miles away.

[@T10107]

@@JohnDoe-l9w Probably

[@pad2271]

There's no exhaust smoke

[@wallymcguire2033]

I love watching the early part of a rocket launch where it is expending so much fuel trying to escape earth’s gravity and slowly starting to accelerate. It’s amazing that engineers have managed to harness such a violent combustion process.

[@Mishkasam-q2v]

I think if I saw this I would’ve thought I was dreaming or seeing thing

[@philonetic]

Wait until you see them landing.

[@zydration3538]

Why?

[@aakibsuhail7621]

I m just awe struck at how much capable humans are!! Hundreds of tons just pushing itself against gravity JUST WOW

[@Beng12952]

Well it would be a bit awkward if it just sat still.

[@SovrinWealth]

Gravity - really - you are so deluded

[@Beng12952]

@@SovrinWealth Why yes, gravity is made up. No one wants to admit that a giant vacuum cleaner is holding us all down.

[@Beng12952]

@@SovrinWealth Why yes, gravity is a hoax. No one wants to admit that a giant vacuum cleaner is holding us all down.

[@trevormcclung740]

Its a lie buddy nothing is what it seems

[@resident2573]

Great filming. Really well covered seeing at that sudden situation. Credits to him. 🌏👏

[@CoolPeanut.]

1 in a billion moment

[@tesstickles69]

Weird how the video stopped right as it was ready to enter the stratosphere.

[@samlocoaa1726]

Wished he was using a samsung bro we would have been able to see inside of that rocket 😢

[@StargateDav]

Looks like space X is having some trouble getting passed that above firmament dome 😮😂

[@juschu85]

Why? Because after the video stopped, everything that was filmed will also stop and any movement seen in the video should not be extrapolated? Cool. That means the spinning top in Inception actually stopped at the end of the movie and Cobb is awake. Or does your subjective perception tell you the rocket gets slower and slower and slower. First, with the camera man zooming in and out and in and out, it's not really easy to see if it actually APPEARS to slow down. But that's exactly it. Even if it looks like it's slowing down that doesn't mean it actually does slow down. That's just the perspective. Rockets start straight and then slowly turn sideways into an angel to get horizontal speed to enter an orbit. An orbit goes around the Earth, not in a straight line away from it. When rockets turn sideways, for safety reasons, they start flying above the sea and not above the ground. The plane is above the ground. The guy filming is looking at the sea. So the rocket is slowly converting it's vertical speed into horizontal speed directed away from the plane. Vertical speed would be be perpendicular to the direction of view, horizontal speed away from the plane would be parallel to the direction of view. The former one changes where you have to look, so it appears to be fast. The latter one will just make you look at the same point, so it appears to be slow. Of course, the rocket did not yet reach that extreme yet, so it's still not moving completely horizontally and is still moving upwards. So depending on your point of view, rockets appear to slow down when they ascent. Okay, but wouldn't that mean the rocket would also slowly appear to be smaller because it's getting further away? As I already stated, the rocket has not yet fully turned horizontally, so it's not horizontally going away from the plane with its full speed. Also, that visual affect of things moving away from you slowly getting smaller depends on the relative change of distance. When you're standing 6 feet away from me and then get 6 feet further away from me, you doubled your distance and thus you appear half as big in my field of view. But if you are already several miles away from me and the go 6 feet further away from me, that wouldn't really have the same effect to your size in my field of view. Mathematically that's just a simple rule of three. That shows it's not about the increase of absolute distance in mph, it's about the increase of relative distance in %ph. And this rocket is already very far away from the plane. Something very far away going even further away, won't get that much smaller in your field of view very quickly. You're welcome. Take that free education. But I assume you'll just toss it away into the next trash bin and get some conspiracy theory fast food instead. Well, it was worth a try. And something like this is always funny.

[@IAmEnough1-999]

Quickly reaching the atmosphere

[@ScrumpTCG]

dangerous, especially cuz rockets only go to low earth orbit, which means they dont go straight up they go in a curve , could have been going straight for them if they were on the other side

[@NASADarth]

They have TFR’s for a reason.

[@kallesirvio2695]

Yeah, that's whu they weren't on the other side.....

[@roytee3127]

The other side is over the ocean.

[@RaanDohmSchitt]

it's crazy to think people assume this wasn't calculated...

[@zydration3538]

It could have gone directly into them if they flew overhead as well. Which happened the same number of times.

[@ls4965]

Now that is something you don't see every day.

[@rilandkitchendesign7285]

I think that is a potential risk that you can get that close on a plane when a rocket is launching. Here in Boston, the lane will be blocked for two miles on any highway for two guys to patch a hole

[@misty.gt243]

There is FAA restrictions that prevent it from going within 5 miles, and I’m pretty sure this was inside that restriction. I don’t know how the pilots didn’t see it.

[@LTV_inc]

That’s so funny I live in a military industrial triplex too…

[@Jeremy9697]

​@misty.gt243 bud they are miles and miles away. Idk how anyone can think this is within 5 miles lmao. Try looking into the topic

[@misty.gt243]

@@Jeremy9697 If not it’s pretty close.

[@itiswhatitis4846]

Very surprised there wasn’t a TFR for that airspace but very cool to see that close in sure.

[@j.w.r3730]

It had to be near the minimum of distance allowable,or you would see the plane banking away to the right,I would assume.

[@annclinkscales8222]

Must be a camera with a telephoto lens of 10-20xs at least.

[@bamadad53]

Wow that provides a better perspective on how rockets are literally hauling ass as they launch. You don’t get that perspective standing on the ground.

[@xxw379k]

I guess something is fake with this clip. Probably a film from a authorized special flight and here they have added that voice over. In almost every fake video of spectacular things involving planes there are children in the background to create the feeling of being genuine.

[@philfortner1805]

The rocket hits its apex, turns pure, and moves to intercept your flight:-) the biggest SAM ever!

[@carsongunderson1293]

This Most Likely SpaceX's Plane Or NASA's Plane. They Fly Closeish To The Rocket To Study The Rockets Corse And If Its Doing What It Is Supposed To Do.

[@TheDeane]

Oh really is that why there's a baby on the plane?

[@zydration3538]

And they brought a bunch of people who were in complete awe with the baby lol

[@Jeremy9697]

It's not. It's a passenger plane from 2022. They are miles and miles away. Every now and then a plane gets a view of something like this

[@Nightshade_88]

You’d think that the air over SpaceX would be a no-fly zone but ig not

[@nathanwahl9224]

It most certainly is, and this plane is not that close.

[@PaulParrish-c3m]

All those sitting on the other side of the plane must have been so pissed off🤣

[@Lyxtra]

It's all fun and games until a plane flies over the SpaceX launch and the rocket hits the plane

[@NASADarth]

Falcon 9 has had 414 successful missions with only 4 of them being failures. F9 (along with every other orbital launch vehicle in the United States) is equipped with flight termination system explosives to destroy the rocket if anything goes wrong. Even before the launch, temporary flight restrictions are put into place by the FAA to not let planes get anywhere near the rocket or its flight path along with NOTAMS to not let people on boats have a risk of being harmed in the event of a disaster.

[@qwertpoo1]

Flat earthers will make all the excuses for this one

[@duongnguyen-s1i]

wait what is the correlation here?

[@Chagz_DB]

How did the rocket get through the dome? 🤯

[@kc4550]

It didn't even show it going into space. It was still traveling up toward it. So we'll never know, will we.

[@ericwalberg9261]

show us an iphone picture from "space" that is not through a fish eye window

[@ryanrafanan2852]

It just amazes me how only that much fuel can propel a ship into space. 😮

[@Diddy_Doodat]

Show this to flat earthers

[@ericwalberg9261]

flat, non-rotating disc believers

[@markhuyette8509]

That's like winning the lottery 😂

[@BO-dc4xg]

Crazy how little smoke etc there is compared to the old nasa rocket launching.

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

Yeah these liquid fueled rocket engines seem quite clean-burning in comparison to the old solid rocket boosters on the sides of the space shuttle and other similarly designed rockets, which leave behind a cloud of white smoke. The liquid fueled engines can also be reused which SRB’s couldn’t. If this was a falcon 9 booster it’s a RP1 fuel and oxygen mixture. (RP1 is essentially a super refined kerosene.) If it was a super-heavy booster for the Starship program, it uses the same engines as Starship itself, which are fueled by methane instead of kerosene, partially because methane can be manufactured on Mars.

[@Ladyoftheroundtable]

"Got the coolest view of it entering space" not showing us though

[@lantose]

Doesn’t get any better than that! Cruising at 500 mph then watching a rocket launch soon to be reaching 17,500 mph! SpaceX and NASA are spectacular programs we have developed!

[@dabzprincess92]

I got to say a kid from Florida growing up watching these launches from the backyard I thought I had a view no not until I SAW THIS!!!!! WOW

[@B_Sandman]

"Yeah, but spaceflight is fake". 😂

[@LadyFeline3]

My dad used to be a pilot and witnessed a night time launch during a flight. The tower radioed him and asked him what it was like since he was the closest plane. He said it was fantastic. Lit up the night. I'm so jealous.

[@robween780]

All fun and games until you see it coming near you 😂

[@HoosierDaddy_]

Talk about right place, right time!

[@arthur-ej9jl]

never seen it actually go into space bro

[@scottworley1479]

Standing beside that rocket its huge. At a distance it's so tiny. Shows how small we are.

[@TopJazzCat]

'What are the chances?' Bro, you're flying through those same clouds.

[@SG-jv5zi]

Except it was still in Earth's atmosphere

[@ednewell5738]

Once in a lifetime, I would probably buy lottery tickets as soon as I landed

[@curtiswfranks]

I mean, there is a launch, on average, every day somewhere on Earth. If one is flying near a launch site, then the odds really are not terrible.

[@DiggerD-w6r]

An almost daily occurrence now.

[@maraisdekker2415]

What’s more amazing is the filming through an airplane window without reflection or frame in shot

[@Bill-NM]

BULL-SHIT - - that airspace is CLOSED during launches.

[@Duffyyy94]

Pilot was more excited than everyone else 100%

[@deejaygeorgeous]

Was the ✈️ stagnant during the shooting?

[@ricardomolina4605]

Space? 😂😂😂 He was barely reaching the clouds.

[@surfstarcc1]

Might be the best view of a rocket launch I've ever seen.