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SpaceX Dragon capsule splashdown rattles Georgia with sonic boom

Georgia rattled by sonic boom as SpaceX Dragon capsule streaks over state before splashdown in Fla.

ATLANTA — People who heard a loud explosion Friday in north Georgia can chalk it up to the SpaceX Dragon capsule.

The capsule flew across Georgia, rattling parts of the state with a sonic boom as it broke the sound barrier.

Channel 2 Action News viewer Amanda Philips Moore sent in video of the capsule streaking across the sky with the sound of a low rumble.

“I just got a really cool video of the SpaceX Dragon coming home! And about 5 mins after it passed, I was able to hear the boom!” Moore wrote.

The capsule splashed down off of the Florida coast at 4:55 p.m. with four astronauts onboard.