The Falcon 9 rocket took off on time at 5:13 a.m., lighting up the early morning sky as it flew on a southeast trajectory. Just over eight minutes later, the well-traveled Falcon 9 first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship, which was waiting in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40, which is just south of Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A. After liftoff, the rocket traveled on a southeast trajectory. The first stage booster landed eight and a half minutes later on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship waiting out on the Atlantic Ocean.

Who's up for an early morning launch on Wednesday? Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket should be visible from the Treasure and Space Coasts.