A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

With the LBFD, NASA hopes to reduce the sound of the sonic boom to a gentle thump, similar to the sound of a neighbor closing a car door or thunder rumbling in the distance—that is, if anyone ...

We go back to the beginnings of supersonic flight where the groundwork was laid for future aerospace programs. This story is by Michael Nelmes from the Spring 2022 issue of Wings Magazine ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, Yeager, then a 24-year-old captain, pushed an orange, bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane past 660 mph to break the sound barrier, at the time a daunting aviation milestone.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A new sound barrier is getting a lot of attention, but it may not catch your eye. A transparent highway barrier went up along Interstate 35E in Little Canada this week.

Signed paperback copy of the 2009 New York Times bestseller written by Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan. Signed by Amy Goodman. (Foreword by Bill Moyers.) ...

8-disc abridged CD audiobook of the 2009 New York Times bestseller by Amy Goodman.