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The exhaust exiting the nozzle was"under-expanded," meaning the gas was at a higher pressure than the surrounding air.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast at first light Friday with 53 Starlink internet satellites, capping an all-nighter of operations five hours after returning four astronauts to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.📷: @mdcainjr https://t.co/DbXKnvEoDf pic.twitter.
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