‘My chest was shaking’: SpaceX launches second rocket in 48 hours

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE >> Hundreds of rocket fans gathered to watch SpaceX launch the second installment of Iridium’s next-generation global satellite network around this sprawling U.S. Air Force base in Lompoc.
The fourth-ever West Coast launch for the Hawthorne rocket maker blasted off on time, despite heavy fog and strong winds. It was the company’s 36th successful launch.
Carter McBride, 12, came from Arizona with his family to watch his first launch.
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