Southern California

SoCal Residents Warned of Possible Sonic Boom from SpaceX Launch

Residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties were most likely to hear the booms.
SoCal Residents Warned of Possible Sonic Boom from SpaceX Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Endeavour capsule carrying the Crew 8 mission launches from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 3, 2024. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Residents in some coastal California counties could hear one or more sonic booms during a scheduled satellite launch and rocket landing May 28 of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, the company warned.

Those living in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties were most likely to hear the loud shock wave Tuesday afternoon when the company will launch a satellite using a rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.