Apartment Building just shook

[Marilyn. 340]

I thought it was an earthquake so I turned on the TV but I think it might have been the shuttle Atlantis that just landed in SO Cal.....

[Marilyn. 340]

breaking the sound barrier or something, maybe??

[Ladylethal 12]

How far are you from that?

And check for any construction sites near your area too. Little tremors could happen, even if it's not something big, you can have shaking houses and buildings without anything happening. I have been to CA twice in my life, and in one of those times the windows in the house I was staying at shook as well. Nobody really cared. I did 'cus in Brazil we have NO phenomena like those.

Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, tidal waves, nothing.

Edited June 22, 2007 by Luis&Laura

[Marilyn. 340]

I am not sure... all I know is that I heard a very loud bang and then the windows shook and continued to shake for a minute or so after....

[Mags 112]

Sonic boom:

The sound of a sonic boom depends largely on the distance between the observer and the aircraft producing the sonic boom. A sonic boom is usually heard as a deep double "boom" as the aircraft is usually some distance away. However, as those who have witnessed landings of space shuttles have heard, when the aircraft is nearby the sonic boom is a sharper "bang" or "crack". The sound is much like the "aerial bombs" used at firework displays.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_boom

[SteveLaura 0]

I have a rather obvious retort, but I'm too shy.

[chri'stina 190]

If the shuttle just landed, it could definitely be that! Have you ever heard it before? I mean the sonic boom from the shuttle. I have heard a few in my life in Florida when they land at Kennedy. It's like a distant boom and the ground vibrates. It's cool if you know what it is, scary if you don't know what it is!

[Marilyn. 340]

no, i never have heard a sonic boom before....

I don't think it is a regular occurrence for shuttles to land in Los Angeles but I could be wrong...

[chri'stina 190]

Well, now you can say you have heard a sonic boom!

[GaryC 7]

no, i never have heard a sonic boom before....

I don't think it is a regular occurrence for shuttles to land in Los Angeles but I could be wrong...

What you heard probably was the shuttle. It just landed in California.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely Friday, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to the international space station and bring a crew member home from the outpost.

Atlantis crossed the Pacific and glided to a stop at 12:49 p.m. on a runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. NASA managers had hoped to land the shuttle in Florida, but bad weather forced controllers to abandon that plan.

Atlantis' return from NASA's first manned flight of the year was marked by its trademark twin sonic booms that were heard from San Diego to Los Angeles. After deploying its parachute, the shuttle came to rest on the concrete runway under mostly sunny skies.

Astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams returned to Earth on Atlantis after spending more than six months at the space station. She set an endurance record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman at 195 days. During her stay, she also set the record for most time spacewalking by a woman.

She told reporters the day before landing that she looked forward to a slice of pizza and walking on the beach with her husband and dog, Gorby. But she was going to miss the space station.

"When you've been somewhere for six months, it becomes your home and it's hard to leave," Williams said.

Returning with Williams were Atlantis commander Rick Sturckow, pilot Lee Archambault and mission specialists Patrick Forrester, James Reilly, Steven Swanson and Danny Olivas.

Atlantis delivered a 35,000-pound addition to the space station and Clay Anderson, who replaced Williams as the U.S. representative at the station. He will live with cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov for the next four months.

The last time a shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base was in 2005, the first flight after the Columbia disaster in 2003. Atlantis' landing was the 51st time a shuttle has touched down in the Mojave Desert.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle

[chri'stina 190]

I may sound crazy, but I really like hearing the sonic boom and I'm jealous that it landed in Cal and not FL!

[Ladylethal 12]

Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a United States Air Force airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond.

That's where it landed, is that close to you?

Oh, here it is: "Atlantis's return from NASA's first manned flight of the year was marked by its trademark twin sonic booms that were heard from San Diego to Los Angeles."

Edited June 22, 2007 by Luis&Laura

[Scott & Lai 12]

no, i never have heard a sonic boom before....

I don't think it is a regular occurrence for shuttles to land in Los Angeles but I could be wrong...

It is extremely rare for shuttles to land in Los Angeles....usually they land at Edwards Airforce Base north of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert ;P

As of an hour ago, it hadn't landed yet, anyway. Weather problems have delayed the planned Florida landing, and they are considering landing in California, but a final decision hasn't been made yet from what I've read.

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=22918

Edited June 22, 2007 by Scott & Lai

[Marilyn. 340]

no, i never have heard a sonic boom before....

I don't think it is a regular occurrence for shuttles to land in Los Angeles but I could be wrong...

It is extremely rare for shuttles to land in Los Angeles....usually they land at Edwards Airforce Base north of Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert ;P

As of an hour ago, it hadn't landed yet, anyway. Weather problems have delayed the planned Florida landing, and they are considering landing in California, but a final decision hasn't been made yet from what I've read.

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=22918

well, like I said I turned on the TV shortly after hearing the bang and they showed the shuttle landing...

[Scott & Lai 12]

Edwards Air Force Base (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW) is a United States Air Force airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due east of Rosamond.

That's where it landed, is that close to you?

Oh, here it is: "Atlantis's return from NASA's first manned flight of the year was marked by its trademark twin sonic booms that were heard from San Diego to Los Angeles."

Ok....fine.... looks like the site I read is a bit behind