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California feels sonic boom, fears earthquake as SpaceX Crew-11 returns

Californians were left fearing an earthquake had struck when they felt a sonic boom as NASA’s Crew-11 re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere aboard their SpaceX Dragon, which was returning early from a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) due to an urgent medical issue with one of the astronauts.

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SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS

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After a medical evacuation from space, NASA's Crew-11 returns to Earth a month early

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ISS mission splashes down after medical issue

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Crew-11 astronauts has splashed down into the ocean after they left the ISS a month earlier than planned due a medical issue.

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SpaceX capsule with four astronauts, one ailing, splashes down safely off California

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Astronauts return to Earth after first ever medical evacuation from space station

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Highlights From NASA’s Medical Evacuation From the Space Station

NASA officials called it a “controlled medical evacuation,” the first time in 25 years an astronaut left the I.S.S. for this reason.

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WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 splash down on Earth after ISS medical evacuation

NBC Los Angeles · 19h

NASA astronauts to splash down off San Diego coast after medical evac

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Some people heard sonic boom loud and clear following latest launch

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The latest SpaceX launch from Vandenberg became a topic of conversation due to the loud sonic boom that followed. Even retired Westmont Physics Professor, Dr. Ken Kihlstrom, recall its being a loud one. "It did seem a little bit ...

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Here comes the boom! Studying the effects of rocket launch sonic booms on neighboring communities #ASA188

NEW ORLEANS, May 19, 2025 – Rocket launches are amazing spectacles, but close-up viewers know to bring a set of earplugs or earmuffs to protect their hearing. However, the boom of a launch isn’t reserved for those who sign up to watch it – it can ...

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Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried

(CNN) — A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket booster as tall as a 20-story building reappeared in the skies over South Texas minutes after blastoff in October, blazing up its engines to slow its fall back toward Earth. In an unprecedented feat, the booster ...