{"id":135711,"date":"2024-12-11T06:15:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135711"},"modified":"2024-12-11T06:15:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:15:51","slug":"spacex-rocket-launch-tops-the-christmas-tree-at-vandenberg-space-force-base-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135711","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX rocket launch tops the Christmas tree at Vandenberg Space Force Base (photo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shined above a twinkling Christmas tree like a festive tree topper during last week&#8217;s holiday lighting ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX launched 20 new Starlink internet satellites from California&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/34147-vandenberg-air-force-base.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/34147-vandenberg-air-force-base.html\"><u>Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/u><\/a> on Wednesday (Dec. 4) at 10:05 p.m. EST (7:05 p.m. local California time; 0305 GMT on Dec. 5). The launch coincided with the annual tree lighting ceremony held at the base to ring in the holiday season.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\"><u>Falcon 9 rocket<\/u><\/a> carrying the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-satellites.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-satellites.html\"><u>Starlink satellites<\/u><\/a> appears as the perfect tree topper in a new photo from the lighting ceremony, which captures the gleaming spacecraft just above an illuminated Christmas tree decked with multi-colored lights.<\/p>\n<p>The annual holiday tree lighting hosted an array of activities including ice skating, food trucks, a Christmas market and a special food and drink menu at the base&#8217;s Pacific Coast Center, according to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3989312\/2024-vandenberg-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3989312\/2024-vandenberg-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>a statement<\/u><\/a> from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. To kick off the event, U.S. Space Force Col. Mark Shoemaker, Space Launch Delta 30 commander, delivered a speech to the assembled personnel and family members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1918px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.10%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a man in camouflage fatigues speaks into a microphone in front of a cone-shaped evergreen tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/oUK9zm5MSVmcBvfgDvQDY9.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: U.S. Space Force\/Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california\"><u>Dec. 4 Starlink launch<\/u><\/a> marked a major milestone for <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\"><u>SpaceX<\/u><\/a> with the satellites successfully deployed in low Earth orbit (LEO) about 61 minutes after liftoff as planned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a cone-shaped blue cloud in the sky above green cacti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uHEqcGi49ZbeW3xxKC3vp8.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 20 Starlink internet satellites soars into space at night after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 4, 2024, seen behind a cactus from San Diego, California. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Kevin Carter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thirteen of the newly launched satellites represent the completion of the first Starlink satellite direct-to-cell phone constellation. This intricate network of satellites will allow unmodified cell phones to connect to directly the satellite internet network from remote areas or those lacking infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly eight minutes after liftoff, Falcon 9&#8217;s first stage returned to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\"><u>Earth<\/u><\/a> as planned, landing on a SpaceX droneship in the Pacific Ocean. 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