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Starliner zooms over Lake Lanier on Christmas mission to International Space Station

The Boeing space capsule Starliner can be seen over Lake Lanier on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, as it heads for the International Space Station. (Photo courtesy Merle Rinehart)

12262019 STARLINER 1 — The Boeing space capsule Starliner can be seen over Lake Lanier on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, as it heads for the International Space Station. (Photo courtesy Merle Rinehart)

Merle Rinehart didn’t know what was causing the strange contrails in the early-morning sky over Lake Lanier, but she had to take a picture.