SpaceX is warning people in the Bahamas they could hear a sonic boom during their next rocket launch. SpaceX said it will attempt to land the first-stage booster of its Falcon 9 rocket near the Bahamas during its next launch.

The Bahamas has etched its name in the annals of space history. On February 18, 2025, at approximately 6:29 PM ET, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster successfully touched down on an autonomous droneship off the coast of The Exumas.

SpaceX achieved a major milestone during its8 Starlink internet satellite launch, landing a Falcon 9 rocket off the coast of The Bahamas for the first time. Lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida,