JBass Wrote:
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> not a chance that you heard a shuttle. Please see
> this excerpt from
>
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/BGH/hihyper.html
>
> The Shuttle uses a rocket propulsion system to get
> into orbit, but during re-entry the aircraft is
> actually an un-powered glider. Small steering
> rockets are used for maneuvering early in the
> re-entry because the low density of the air at
> altitudes above 50 miles makes aerodynamic
> surfaces ineffective.
>
> Just sayin
The Shuttle makes a double Sonic Boom when passing overhead, but that's it. Otherwise, it's relatively quiet. You can even hear birds around it from the on-board cameras as it approaches Florida.
On a similar note, another reason it couldn't have been the Space Shuttle is because there is no Shuttle currently flying.
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