Spectacular Night Rocket Launch Wows Skywatchers on East Coast

A dazzling rocket launch that hurled a record 29 satellites into orbit from Virginia's eastern shore Tuesday night was also visible to potentially millions of observers on the U.S. East Coast, thrilling skywatchers who photographed the amazing space shot.

The Orbital Sciences-built Minotaur 1 rocket launched a cornucopia of satellites into orbit Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. EST from a pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. Because of the launch's trajectory, it was expected to be visible from northeastern Canada to Florida, and as far inland as Kentucky, according to Orbital Sciences officials. Read more...