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Old February 26th 06, 06:48 PM posted to sci.space.history
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Default Apollo sonic booms

In article . com,
"Carsten Nielsen" wrote:

At one of the reentries, the TV commentator mentioned a sonic boom.

I can't remember if it was double.


It should have been a single boom, as the Apollo craft was a single
surface exposed to hypersonic air. The double boom we hear from the
shuttle is due to the fact that the nose, wings and fin all create their
own, separate shock waves.