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A private supersonic demonstrator just pushed past the sound barrier over the US — the first civilian aircraft to break through since the Concorde was grounded
On a clear morning over the Mojave Desert, a small, dart-shaped jet called XB-1 punched through the sound barrier and kept ...
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A supersonic jet just broke the sound barrier again in a test flight — racing to bring back faster-than-sound air travel for the first time since the Concorde
On a clear morning over the Mojave Desert in January 2025, a dart-shaped jet called XB-1 punched through Mach 1 and kept ...
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NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier. Captured on the second supersonic flight, it used a special ...
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...
Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy
He stunned the world in 2012 when he became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body after jumping from a capsule more than 24 miles over New Mexico He stunned the world in 2012 ...
James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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