Sep 11, 2009 6:18 pm US/Pacific
Space Shuttle Rattles SoCal With Twin Sonic Booms
Space Shuttle Discovery And Its Crew Of 7 Return To Earth After Weather Detour To California
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
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The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at Andrews Air Force base in California on Sept. 11, 2009, after being detoured from Florida due to foul weather.
CBS
Sonic booms have rocked Southern California as space shuttle Discovery descends toward Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert.
The shuttle's distinctive twin booms sounded late Friday afternoon as Discovery crossed the Pacific coast and soared across the metropolitan area toward a 5:53 p.m. touchdown.
Mission Control ordered Discovery to prepare for a California landing Friday evening because of bad weather at the primary landing site in Florida.
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center says a sonic boom could be generated over a wide area of the coastline from south of San Luis Obispo to south of Los Angeles, and inland over portions of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles and Kern counties.
The first landing opportunity is at 5:53 p.m.
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