Did You Hear A Sonic Boom Early Saturday Morning? Many Floridians Sure Did

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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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).

We spent half a day riding around on Disney transportation and my kids LOVED it. No lines and we got great views of all the Disney properties, from Epcot's Spaceship Earth to MGM's Tower of Terror and all the cool hotel properties.

You can walk around and look in all the shops. Of course, you'll spend money on shopping and dining, but you gotta eat, right?! My kids just enjoyed seeing some of the musical performances and all the hustle-bustle.

If you are at a park all day, you can't even take the time to enjoy a dip in your hotel pool. And they all have cool themes and amenities. At the pool at the Art of Animation Hotel, there were plenty of fun places for the kids to climb on and explore.

Again, what's the point of spending all that money on your hotel room if you're only in it to crash after a park firework show, and then you bounce out to hit a park first thing in the a.m. They have colorful themes and furniture. And we packed all of our Disney princess costumes, so one night we just chilled in the room and did fashion shows.

Whether it's the Animal Kingdom Hotel with all of the animal viewing opportunities or the Art of Animation hotel with photo ops around every corner, take the time to walk around whatever resort you at and take in all the Disney details.