KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX is warning people in the Bahamas they could hear a sonic boom during their next rocket launch.
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SpaceX said it will attempt to land the first-stage booster of its Falcon 9 rocket near the Bahamas during its next launch.
The rocket is set to take off at 6 p.m. on Tuesday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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SpaceX has landed dozens of rockets in the Atlantic Ocean, but this will be the first time the booster has landed so close to the Bahamas.
SpaceX invited a delegation from the Bahamas last week to show its facilities and explain the landing process.
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The launch is in support of SpaceX’s Starlink missing to provide satellite internet around the world.
If Tuesday’s launch is delayed, a backup opportunity will be available Wednesday at 6 p.m.
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SpaceX said the booster that will launch this mission has previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, Astra 1P, NG-21, and 9 Starlink missions.
Channel 9 will monitor the planned rocket launch and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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