Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any measure. But as the champagne corks popped and the engines on Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ...

See Boom Supersonic's "refined" design of the Overture aircraft in this animated explainer. Credit: Boom Supersonic ...

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The state bills itself as the "First in Flight" and PTI will be the home of the Boom Supersonic jet manufacturing facility called 'The Overture Superfactory." The company announced it was moving to ...

Two decades after Concorde's retirement, Boom Supersonic's test aircraft has broken the sound barrier for the first time ...

Recent developments in science include NASA's collaboration with SpaceX to return astronauts, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaking ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video ...

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An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...