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Re:SpaceX Seeks Approval to Turn Texas Starbase Site into Ne... by atrus on Friday December 13, 2024 @09:18AM (#42408594)
Would it really be any worse than living near an airport? Launches are loud, sure, but so is an airplane flying overhead.
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Re:SpaceX Seeks Approval to Turn Texas Starbase Site into Ne... by dialup_sounds on Friday December 13, 2024 @09:54AM (#42408961)
With a difference of 5 dB, one approximation for a Starship flyback boom at 20 km is a ∼50% increase in loudness over the Concorde boom (where 9 dB represents a loudness doubling;)

https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jel/article/4/11/113601/3320807/Sta...

tl;dr - it's very loud

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Re:SpaceX Seeks Approval to Turn Texas Starbase Site into Ne... by verzali on Friday December 13, 2024 @09:20AM (#42408613)
Sonic booms are way worse than general aviation noise. A one off boom, sure, but when its every day that's got to drive you crazy.
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