Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

American aerospace startup Boom made history on Tuesday by breaking the sound barrier during the test flight of its Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator jet. The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during a test flight in California. The company conducted its 12th test flight of the demonstrator aircraft, pushing the limits as it was flown ...

Boom Supersonic and NASA just dropped an incredible photo of the XB-1 breaking the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert. Using Schlieren photography, they captured air distortions that are usually ...

The X-59 QueSST aims to be the first supersonic aircraft to reduce the "boom" to a "thumb" and overcome one of the great ...

MOJAVE, Calif. -- The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved Tuesday when Boom Supersonic completed its ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10). The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air & ...

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Boom Supersonic has an impressive new speed record in its latest test flight with its XB-1. With its vision set to revolutionize air travel, this is a huge step to make things happen. The test flight ...

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according to Boom Supersonic. The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a ...