Published: Sep. 10, 2024 at 10:19 AM EDT |Updated: 3 hours ago (WFSB) - SpaceX launched a billionaire into space on Tuesday morning from Florida and the rocket was visible in Connecticut. The event was set to include the first private spacewalk. The rocket aimed to venture further than anyone since NASA’s Apollo moonshots. People in Connecticut were able to capture video and photos of the launch, which happened Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, FL. Channel 3 viewer Scott Smith in Colchester recorded video from his vantage point. Kim Carpel also spotted it in Middletown. Channel 3 viewer Kim Karpel in Middletown spotted the SpaceX launch the morning of Sept. 10, 2024. (Kim Karpel / WFSB iWitness) Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, along with a pair of SpaceX engineers and a former Air Force Thunderbirds pilot, launched before dawn aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. The spacewalk was scheduled for Thursday, midway through the five-day flight. Copyright 2024 WFSB. All rights reserved. Most Read