A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

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NASA captures a historic image of the XB-1 supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier without a loud boom, marking a breakthrough.

In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

A groundbreaking image released by NASA and Boom Supersonic captures the exact moment when the XB-1 demonstrator aircraft ...

NASA teams on the ground at Mojave Space and Air Port in California used Schlieren photography — a process for photographing ...

A unique photograph captured another side of the historic test flight that paves the way for a next-generation jet to be ...