The experimental Mk-II Aurora broke that silence on November ... which aims to produce a quieter sonic boom. These efforts reflect growing interest in commercializing supersonic technology ...

This speed generates shock waves that create a loud “sonic boom,” powerful enough to startle ... working on its own advancements, with its Aurora aircraft achieving Mach 1.1 and setting ...

The launch window will reportedly open at 10:49 a.m. Base officials say it's likely people in the area will hear a sonic boom when the rocket's first stage booster lands back on land at Vandenberg.

That is, unless a new design could dispense with the sonic boom. Enter NASA’s latest—and by far sleekest—experimental aircraft, the X-59. The 100-foot-long, 29-foot-wide X-59 is the ...