South Padre Island, TX (KRGV) — People from across the country came to South Padre Island to watch SpaceX's Friday Starship test flight and left with different reactions.

People at Isla Blanca Park watched Starship lift off from Boca Chica and got a close view of the launch.

“The boom kind of scared me,” Oliver, a 9-year-old boy visiting from Florida, said.

Oliver arrived on South Padre Island a few days ago for his first Starship launch. He said he wasn’t sure if he’d want to see another one.

“I don't know,” Oliver said. “Maybe.”

Ryan Waycoff traveled from Fort Worth and told Channel 5 News he hasn't missed a single Starship launch.

"You meet people from all over the world; we had people from Slovenia today, people from outside the country. It's great," Waycoff said.

Waycoff said each launch gives him a chance to catch up with people and set up a little tailgate. 

“We're here until it launches,” Waycoff said when asked what he does if a launch is scrubbed.

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