Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

Capt. David Vincent, left, congratulates retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles Yeager following their F-15D re-enactment flight commemorating Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier 65 years ago on ...

The United States' efforts to push the limits of speed paid off when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947. Going faster than Mach 1 opened the door to more research and testing in the ...

An Albemarle politician, a Fredericksburg priest and a barrier-breaking marriage Albemarle County Supervisor Mike Pruitt and his husband the Rev.