Posted on 10/01/2021 5:52:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A bright light streaked across the night sky over parts of Georgia and Florida last night, which was followed by a sonic boom that rattled homes in the area.
Many residents thought it was a shooting star or meteor falling to Earth, but the glowing object was SpaceX's Dragon capsule on its return mission following a month stay on the International Space Station (ISS).
The Cargo Dragon C208-2 undocked from the ISS at 9:12am Thursday, following a supply run to the ship, and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean around 11pm ET.
Local news stations in Florida received numerous reports of a loud boom on Thursday night, which was heard by residents in the Jacksonville area and all the way down to St. Augustine.
Residents said the loud boom rattled dishes and windows, along with entire homes.
The next cargo Dragon bound for the space station is currently targeting a launch in early December.
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Freeper rlbedfor reported on that last night.
Everybody here in Jax was freaked out…I was down in St. Augustine at the time and didn’t even hear it, alas!
I was living near Houston one time and went outside to watch a space shuttle zip over. I dallied for a few moments, went inside just in time to see it land in Florida. It seemed strange.
SpaceX is one of the bright spots in this early party of the 21st Century.
Causes as it caused.
I have never seen a spacecraft reentry before. That thing was hauling. Really cool just to be sitting in a lawn chair at the camp site drinking some fireball and then see one:)
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