LOS ANGELES — A sonic boom shook the Southland Saturday evening as SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere.
According to the Hawthorne-based company, the spacecraft was expected to "announce its arrival" with a brief sonic boom before landing in the Pacific Ocean.
"Dragon is on track to reenter Earth's atmosphere and splash down off the southern coast of California near Oceanside at ~10:44 p.m. PT," SpaceX posted on X.
Dragon officially landed in the water at approximately 10:45 p.m, according to another X post.
Residents across the county, in areas as geographically separated as Venice, West Hollywood, Highland Park, Agoura Hills and Santa Clarita reported hearing and feeling the boom, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The Times reported, "The unpiloted spacecraft had transported about 6,700 pounds of crew supplies, equipment and other resources to the International Space Station, according to NASA. It undocked from the International Space Station around 9:05 a.m. Friday before beginning its journey back toward the coast of California."