On Thursday, social media was abuzz abouta line of twinkling lights in the night sky seen from the Space Coast to northern Broward County, leading to speculation about UFOs, or perhaps planes flying in formation.
But it was neither of those things. It’s part of Starlink, a project by billionaire mad scientist Elon Musk that will result in a constellation of satellites offering high-speed Internet access within a year or two, according to a timeline by SpaceX, Musk’s private space agency.
Florida’s Space Coast was just treated to an incredible sighting of the recently-launched #Starlink train, one week after their launch from Kennedy Space Center.