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Sonic booms will herald the end of the record-setting Artemis II mission after a California splashdown.
NASA Artemis II's Orion capsule will create a sonic boom during its April 10, 2026 splashdown.
KEY POINTS
- USGS requests public reports of the Artemis II sonic boom via their earthquake event page.
- SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg just hours after Artemis II's splashdown.
- The Falcon 9 launch will deploy 25 Starlink satellites and attempt booster recovery on a drone ship.
- Sonic booms from the Falcon 9 launch could last up to 10 minutes and be heard in multiple counties.
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