(Cape Canaveral, FL) - A La Porte County man witnessed last evening’s rocket launch to the moon.

Rich Mrozinski of Rolling Prairie has a condo next to the ocean in Florida about 15 miles from Cape Canaveral where the launch took place.  He’s watched other launches in the past with help from binoculars but this one ranks right up there in terms of being spectacular.

“The fire plume behind it was just huge.  Amazing.  Loud,” he said.

Mrozinski said he watched the launch with about 50 people he had over in his condo for the event and thousands of others on the beach to view it as well.  The four astronauts on board will orbit the moon for several days before returning.