Rocket ascent sonic booms are much lower in frequency and can, indoors, sound—and feel—like an earthquake. The boom's dominant energy is at a frequency of less than 1 hertz, below the range of ...

The sonic boom from the October Starship launch measured up to 146 decibels in some areas. “That’s like being a few feet away from a gunshot without hearing protection,” Gee said.

There have been rockets launching from Vandenberg for decades, so why are the Falcon 9 launches of such concern? "Because of the Starlink satellites, the orbital mechanics for where they're trying to ...

The sonic boom from the October Starship launch measured up to 146 decibels in some areas. “That’s like being a few feet away from a gunshot without hearing protection,” Gee said.

Boom’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ demonstrator achieves supersonic flight with no audible sonic boom on the ground. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic] Last month in the skies above Mojave Air & Space Port in ...

I always thought going supersonic, even above 30,000 feet, still meant a sonic boom on the ground, I've never heard of the mach cut-off before. That's good to know, and I'm glad they have proven that.

The sonic boom from the October Starship launch measured up to 146 decibels in some areas. “That’s like being a few feet away from a gunshot without hearing protection,” Gee said.

As the Super Heavy booster made its way back to a pinpoint landing, an earsplitting sonic boom rang out. “It truly was one of the loudest things I’ve ever heard or experienced,” said Noah ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Sonic booms from Falcon 9 rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base are increasingly detected up to 100 miles away, with their frequency and intensity ...