VANDENBERG AIR FORCE SPACE, CALIFORNIA — SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket last Friday from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. <br /> <br />After the launch, social media was flooded with photos and video, with some speculating that the strange phenomenon could have been from a UFO. Even the CEO himself poked fun at the situation. <br /> <br />According to space and astronomy newsite Space.com, the rocket was carrying 10 Iridium[b] Next communications satellites into orbit. The launch was SpaceX's 18th and final mission of 2017. The impressive 18 successful launches became a new record for SpaceX, as it had never pulled off more than 8 successful orbital launches in a single year.
