SpaceX Falcon 9 launches CRS-35 to ISS, spawning 'space jellyfish' seen across US East Coast

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 carrying the CRS-35 cargo mission for NASA from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral on Oct. 13 at 6:35 a.m. EDT. The Dragon capsule is delivering 2,860 kg of cargo to the ISS and is set to dock on Oct. 15. The expanding engine plume lit by dawn light created a 'space jellyfish' visible to millions along the East Coast.

• Falcon 9 lifted off Oct. 13 at 6:35 a.m. EDT from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral
• Dragon carries 2,860 kg of cargo and will dock with the ISS on Oct. 15
• Stage separation occurred about 2.5 minutes after liftoff
• The 'space jellyfish' was seen from Georgia to North Carolina