Sonic Boom- Shuttle Landing

[chrisv]

Did anyone hear the sonic boom, about an hour ago? It was the shuttle passing overhead, wish it would have been clearer skies. I was out on the dock checking the crab traps when I heard it, nearly fell in the bayou!

[kurt]

Did anyone hear the sonic boom, about an hour ago? It was the shuttle passing overhead, wish it would have been clearer skies. I was out on the dock checking the crab traps when I heard it, nearly fell in the bayou!

Yes I was watching it on NASA TV and knew it was passing over us but figured I wouldn't be able to see it because of the clouds. It was quite loud and from the tracking on the monitor it looked like it was already over Central Florida when I heard it.

[Snerd]

I'm JEALOUS!!! I didn't notice a thing!

[Cil]

We not only heard the sonic boom, we saw the Shuttle. I'd say we were out there watching it for maybe ten minutes.
The younger son warned us way ahead of time so we went up on our rickety balcony to see. All my tired old eyes saw was the contrail, but the kid said (in his own words) that between the patchy clouds he could see the Shuttle "glinting in the sun." (He's kind of a space geek. )

[Ocean Lover]

I just talked to my Mom who's north of Orlando. She said it just about scared her to death! But it was really cool.

[beachmouse]

We heard it pretty clearly here, but it was too cloudy to see anything.