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Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
Today’s a day I’ve been looking forward to for more than a decade,” said Blake Scholl, Boom's visionary founder and chief ...
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XB-1 demonstrator breaks sound barrier during first 2025 flight
Independently developed jet makes new record, adding to its rigorous series of human-piloted test flights that will prepare ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
US-based aviation company breaks sound barrier
President Donald Trump signed several sweeping executive orders on Wednesday to overhaul the American education system, ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
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First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...
This startup just flew supersonic for the first time. We talked to its CEO about reviving the Concorde era and beating China.
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test over Mojave Desert
Boom is convinced it can overcome the barriers that grounded the Concorde and make supersonic travel affordable and greener.
This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
The Boom Supersonic aircraft exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly ...
My family paid $21 to take our car on a ferry through Washington. It was better than our $300 whale-watching boat tour.
It was cheap to take our car on a ferry from Townsend to Coupeville, where we explored Whidbey Island. On the ride, we saw ...
Scientists Sound Alarm: Oceans Hit Record High Temperatures, Threatening Life on Land
In 2024, ocean temperatures reached record highs, worsening extreme weather and threatening ecosystems due to accelerating ...