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

Boom's recent test flight with the XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic, with iPhone and Starlink capturing the iconic moments.

In a world where speed is often synonymous with progress, a small startup with just 140 employees has made a groundbreaking ...

also broke the sound barrier, and is considered the first independently developed supersonic jet to do so. “A small band of ...

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

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier on January 28, 2025, reaching a top speed of Mach ...

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. A sleek white aircraft ...

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

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet became the first independently developed aircraft to break the sound barrier in the Mojave Desert ...

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

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone with its first experimental flight to reach Mach 1. The speed was achieved about 11 ...