American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now ...

About three weeks ago, on January 16, just after 5:30 p.m., an unmanned SpaceX rocket known as Starship took off from South ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier on Tuesday, Jan. 28, tearing ...

Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...

Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...

The moment of truth — perhaps destiny — has arrived for Boom Supersonic and its Overture ... Mach 1 is equal to the speed of sound. Each one-tenth beyond Mach 1 represents a 10% increase ...

This week, a sleek white jet became the first privately built aircraft to fly faster than sound, soaring high above the Mojave Desert as a crowd watched in excitement ...

Boom Supersonic XB-1 flew over Mach One on Jan. 28, on the latest test flight at Mojave Air & Space Port, at Rutan Field. Chase planes were a Northrop T-38 and Dassault Mirage F1, a French fighter.

In a world where speed is often synonymous with progress, a small startup with just 140 employees has made a groundbreaking ...