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Yes, the shuttle has a sonic boom whenever it reenters Earth's atmosphere.

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Yes, the shuttle has a sonic boom whenever it reenters Earth's atmosphere.

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Sound cannot travel through space, so the space shuttle cannot create a sonic boom until it enters the atmosphere.

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energy is lost

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The sonic boom is an artifact of exceeding the speed of sound. As any shuttle would reenter earth's atmosphere way in excessive of that speed, yes, every reentry should be accompanies by a sonic boom.

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