The film documents the historic flight of the X1 aircraft, piloted by Captain Chuck Yeager, on October 14, 1947, when he became the first person to break the sound barrier. The X1, a rocket ...

Boom Supersonic and NASA just dropped an incredible photo of the XB-1 breaking the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert.

Written with all of the fierce intelligence and passion for truth that millions have come to expect from Amy Goodman’s reportage, Breaking the Sound Barrier is, in Arianna Huffington’s words ...

NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier. Captured on the second supersonic flight, it used a special ...

Boom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have ...

Before today's sound barrier-breaking flight, the XB-1 underwent 11 test flights. The aircraft includes features like an augmented reality system to make takeoff and landing easier and has a long ...

Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning, with the flight due to be streamed live online. If the test is successful, it will mark the first time the ...

Related: Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video) The XB-1 lifted off for the first time in March 2024, on a flight that did not break the sound barrier (which ...