Sonic Booms Heard Before STS 128 Space Shuttle Landing
Sonic booms were heard loudly in Los Angeles, California minutes before a space shuttle landing. The pair of sonic booms were produced by the STS 128 Space Shuttle before it landed on a California air base. NASA’s STS 128 Space Shuttle made its mark on history as it landed September 11, 2009 in the anniversary of World Trade Center bombing (9/11 Attack).
Vapor Cone produced due to sonic shock which also creates Sonic Booms
Anyway, what is a Sonic Boom? According to Wikipedia:
The term Sonic Boom is commonly used to refer to the shocks caused by the supersonic flight of an aircraft. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding much like an explosion. Thunder is a type of natural sonic boom, created by the rapid heating and expansion of air in a lightning discharge.
Now, here is some info about the STS-128 Space Shuttle. The STS-128 is actually the name of the NASA mission which used the Space Shuttle “Discovery” and was sent to the International Space Station (ISS). It has successfully launched last August 28, 2009. After STS-128’s 13-day mission, the crew was about to come home on the 10th of September. However, Space Shuttle Discovery’s landing was postponed due to unsafe weather conditions. The next day, STS-128 Space Shuttle Discovery gave 2 loud sonic booms as a signal of the incoming space shuttle landing. NASA was guiding “Discovery” pilots as they manipulated the space shuttle on its glide to the air base. STS-128 in Space Shuttle Discovery safely landed on Runway 22 of Edwards Air Force Base, California in September 11, 2009.
STS-128 Mission Crew Photo with Mission Insignia
Watch this video of Discovery Space Shuttle landing on Edwards Air Force Base. A smooth and safe touch-down to Earth.
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[...] launch today was captured in video (shown below) and even from a distance of around 500 meters, the Sonic Boom was heard. The photo and video of the Shuttle launch was captured a few hours [...]