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WATCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off Saturday afternoon
UPDATE (4:51 p.m.) — The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:02 p.m. The company posted confirmation on X at 4:04 p.m. that the 22 Starlink ...
Newsweek25d
What Is the Boom XB-1? Civil Jet Makes History by Breaking Sound Barrier
Boom Supersonic is an American startup company based in Colorado. Its XB-1 is a one-third-scale demonstrator of a 64-passenger supersonic airliner—dubbed "Overture"—that Boom wants to ...
The Aviationist25d
Boom’s XB-1 Demonstrator Achieves Supersonic Flight
The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first ... developed supersonic jet and leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight ...
New York Post25d
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
It took off with a bang. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world’s faster airliner capable of ...
CNN25d
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
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The Verge25d
Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time
On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1. On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier ...
Los Angeles Times25d
Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect high-speed passenger flights two decades after the Concorde’s demise.
Fox Business25d
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
according to Boom Supersonic. The demonstrator aircraft "leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including digitally-optimized aerodynamics, carbon fiber ...
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Boom breaks sound barrier with American-made private supersonic jet
MOJAVE, Calif. – XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic jet to fly faster than the speed of sound as Boom Supersonic works toward building a fleet of supersonic jets for commercial air ...
TechCrunch25d
Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
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 ...
Forbes25d
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
(Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images) In the meantime as with Concorde, the XB-1 test model can’t fly supersonic over land in the U.S. because of the powerful sonic boom. Today’s test over ...
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Boom plans to go supersonic tomorrow: How to watch
After 10 months of flight testing, Boom Supersonic has announced that it will make the first supersonic flight of its XB-1 prototype tomorrow at 7:45 am PST in the skies over the Mojave Desert in ...