NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexicans all across the state saw a special light in the sky Thursday night. The light turned out to be SpaceX’s launching of Falcon 9 from Vanderberg Space Force Base on the central California coast.

The Falcon 9 is the “world’s first orbital class reusable rocket” designed for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads into Earth orbit and beyond, according to SpaceX. It has tallied a total of 182 total launches, 142 landings and 120 reflights as of 10:19 a.m. October 28.

SpaceX Falcon in Faywood, NM on October 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Dustin Hoag)
In Grants, NM the SpaceX Falcon took to the sky and disappeared on October 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Maygan Mcdonald)
The Space X Falcon flying over Belen, NM (Courtesy: Samantha Lienau)
Long beams coming from the Space X Falcon on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Monica Vigil)
In Grants, NM the SpaceX Falcon took to the sky and disappeared on October 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Maygan Mcdonald)
Space X Falcon launch seen from afar on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Anthony Orosco)
Viewer Monica Bustillos caught the SpaceX Falcon Launch on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Monica Bustillos)
Viewer Leslie Lewis saw the SpaceX Falcon Launch on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Leslie Lewis)
The sky has an orange glow with light from SpaceX Falcon Launch on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Monica Bustillos)
Leslie Lewis shows the SpaceX Falcon Launch on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Leslie Lewis)
Wide shot of Space X Falcon on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Monica Vigil)
Stunning shot of the SpaceX Falcon Launch on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Elmer Orosco)
Long beams coming from the Space X Falcon on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Monica Vigil)
Beams coming from the sky for the SpaceX Falcon Launch on Oct. 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Monica Bustillos)
The Space X Falcon flying over Albuquerque on October 27, 2022 (Courtesy: Abel Espalin)