After an unexpectedly loud boom from Redstone Arsenal Monday drew widespread attention across North Alabama, installation officials say the biggest lesson was not about the test itself, but about how information is shared with the public when questions arise.
The sound, which was heard as far away as Arab and Eva, came from scheduled testing at the arsenal, though not from the previously announced rocket engine hotfire testing.
Arsenal officials said the noise was louder than anticipated, in part due to atmospheric conditions that allowed sound waves to travel farther than usual…