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Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight over the American desert.

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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 its eventual successor, Overture.

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Watch First US Civilian Supersonic Jet Break Sound Barrier in Historic Test Flight

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 achieved a milestone by successfully breaking the sound barrier on a test flight, marking the first civil supersonic flight since Concorde's retirement.

Deadly air collision gives Sean Duffy his first big test as secretary of transportation

Sean Duffy’s first big test as secretary of the Department of Transportation came just one day after he was sworn into office ...

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Boom XB-1's successful test flight revives talk of commercial supersonic travel

Boom's founder and CEO Blake Scholl says the flight "demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived.” The test aircraft was made with lightweight carbon fiber and ...

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SpaceX Confirms It's Lost Starship During Test Flight 7, After Successful Booster Catch

The seventh test flight of SpaceX's Starship has successfully taken off from Boca Chica, Texas. Newsweek's live blog is ...

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