South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wānaka overnight with a loud sonic boom. The cause was a falling meteorite which became a fireball and raced above Queenstown ...
Fireballs Aotearoa, a group interested in meteorites, said a sonic boom was widely reported as the object came in overhead. Photo / Facebook, Fireballs Aotearoa South Islanders saw a fireball ...
Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg ...
Coupled with the worries about fuel consumption, the noise of Concorde’s sonic boom caused issues that made its planned routes with potential buyers unviable. Complaints of broken windows and ...
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Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone Tuesday on its path to reintroduce supersonic commercial flights. After years of testing and refinement, a pilot flying the aerospace company’s XB-1 ...
The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved on January 28 when Boom Supersonic completed its first ...