Did You Hear A Sonic Boom Early Saturday Morning? Many Floridians Sure Did
The SpaceX Crew-4 Dragon Crew lifts off from launch Pad 39A at the NASA Kennedy Space Center on April 27, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Most of us enjoy getting to sleep in on the weekends, but if you aren’t a deep sleeper, you many have been woken up by a loud boom early Saturday morning.
No, it wasn’t the launching of NASA’s SpaceX. If you heard a loud boom sound at 5:20-ish early this morning, you likely heard an unmanned U.S. Space Force spaceplane returning to Earth. It landed at Kennedy Space Center Shuttle at 5:22 A.M. Anyone who lives from Sarasota County to the Space Coast could have possibly heard the sound.
The space craft was in space as a part of several different experiments.
Lt. Col. Joseph Fritschen is DAF Rapid Capabilities Office’s X-37B Program Director. He said, “The X-37B continues to push the boundaries of experimentation, enabled by an elite government and industry team behind the scenes. The ability to conduct on-orbit experiments and bring them home safely for in-depth analysis on the ground has proven valuable for the Department of the Air Force and scientific community.”
The spaceplane was on the mission for 908 days.
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Roxanne's Favorite "Less Expensive" Things To Do At Disney When You're At Disney
Last weekend I took my kids to Disney World. MJ teased me that I was a bad mom for not taking them to the parks. But there’s no hard and fast rule that you MUST take your kids to a park while you are staying at Disney World. We found plenty of other things to do that, some of which were free with our stay. My kid are 5 and 2 and they were THOROUGHLY entertained. (These ideas may not work for kids of all ages).
And by the way, I titled this “less expensive” things to do at Disney, but technically, they are all free (with your hotel stay).
Roxanne is a co-host on the MJ Morning Show and host of Middays on Q105 in Tampa Bay. She also hosts segments on The Current, which features local feel-good stories and health and wellness segments, and airs on five of the six Tampa-based Beasley Media Group stations. Roxanne has conducted hundreds of interviews, from athletes to Oscar winners, including Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Chadwick Boseman. She also specializes in media training, having worked with clients in the NFL, NBA and WWE for television, in print, and online. Roxanne is a published author and will be releasing a thriller novel in 2024. Her favorite thing in the world is being with her two daughters and husband. As a content creator for Q105, Roxanne writes about family activities in the Tampa Bay area, as well as reviews for local restaurants and travel.