Re: Can You Hear A Shuttle Launch From Orlando?

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From: C. Taylor Sutherland III
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:58

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wats@scicom.AlphaCDC.COM (Bruce Watson) writes:

>Downtown Orlando is about 35 miles from Merritt Island. Sound
>travels at 0.21 miles per second, so one could not hear anything
>until about 166 seconds (=2.8 minutes) after SRB ignition.

>Anyone in Orlando want to listen for the sound and time the lag?

The thundering sound from the SRB's would probably fade to nothing
just like the thunder from lightning after about 20 mi. give or
take about 3 or so depending on weather conditions.

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