The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight over the American desert.

The XB-1 is a demonstrator for the future Boom Overture, which aims to be the first supersonic passenger aircraft made in the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft soared past the speed of sound in a test flight on Tuesday—the first time a plane has accomplished that feat without the fuels of government ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan ... a Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet, and a Northrop T-38 Talon, the same aircraft NASA uses to train its astronauts. The XB-1 landed roughly 30 minutes ...

Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...

It was shadowed by two former fighter jets that Boom uses to monitor ... The first supersonic flight of a U.S.-designed civil aircraft attracted a large crowd. Boom Aerospace The Overture is ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup's ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup ...

Boom Supersonic livestreamed the entire event in remarkable clarity. While it's common for military and fighter planes to travel faster than sound, the Boom XB-1's achievement is particularly ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup's plane ...