A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...

The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...

Boom is convinced it can overcome the barriers that grounded the Concorde and make supersonic travel affordable and greener.

The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...

Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

The Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks the sound barrier, Mach 1, during a test flight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, over the Mohave Desert, Calif. (Boom Supersonic via AP) (Uncredited) Why was the ...