SpaceX Rocket Lights Up Puerto Rico Sky

John McCarthyPosted oninBreaking News, Caribbean News, National News, Puerto Rico News

SAN JUAN — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was spotted lighting up the sky over Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, on Friday, May 17.

Frankie Lucena told Storyful that he recorded this video of the rocket from his backyard.

Falcon 9 completed its 21st launch and landing, a record for SpaceX for reusability, and delivered 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida, the company said. Credit: Frankie Lucena via Storyful

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.