NASA and Boom Supersonic unveiled a photo of the XB-1 aeroplane, which has surpassed the sound barrier three times. This is a ...

The X-59 is NASA’s answer to the biggest obstacle in supersonic travel—noise. Engineered to reduce sonic booms to a soft ...

Boom Supersonic's goal is to design and manufacture a supersonic airliner, which it calls Overture. [Courtesy: Boom ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic just released an incredible photo capturing a shockwave emanating from the dark silhouette of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a ...

Fifty years after passenger supersonic travel over land was banned over noise concerns, NASA believes those flights may return as soon as 2026 through the development of its X-59 jet. NASA test ...

NASA's X-59 aircraft has been marching toward a fest flight since it entered development in 2016 with the goal of bringing back commercial supersonic travel. Next, the agency will test jet-mounted ...

American space agency NASA said it completed a new series of tests on the X-59 experimental aircraft, putting systems and piloting through their paces.

At the end of the last century, a wealthy few lived the dream of flying faster than the speed of sound, crossing the ocean in champagne-and-caviar style in a needle-nosed jet called the Concorde.

NASA Budget Makes Deep Cuts Across Aeronautics Research Portfolio is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an ...

The aircraft is stiletto-shaped for one simple reason: NASA wants to cut the sound of the sonic boom to a less jarring sonic thump, making it possible for supersonic aircraft to once again travel ...

With new private companies already working to commercialize supersonic aviation, NASA officials say it is fitting for the U.S. government to tackle some of the challenges. The project, they say ...