NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet airplane soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight ...

In a major milestone in the return of supersonic travel for passengers, NASA's experimental aircraft is making its maiden flight on Tuesday (October 28). The X-59 QueSST (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) ...

Supersonic jet the Concorde first took off in 1969, then started offering incredibly fast commercial flights from 1979. The ...

Concorde was the king of the skies until it stopped flying in 2003. The plane was famous for its “supersonic” travel and now, over two decades later, it could be making a return. An expert has shared ...

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...

If you boil it down to the basic facts, the era of commercial supersonic flight was a European phenomenon. Concorde, its ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Fifty years after the Concorde first flew, a new era of innovation and entrepreneurial ideas seeks to make supersonic flight practical and ...

(CNN) — The skies over the United States could be wide open for much faster air travel in the near future. Not just because passenger planes capable of breaking the sound barrier are in development — ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Leading the charge is Boom Supersonic, which is exhibiting at NBAA-BACE for the first time. Unlike its erstwhile counterpart and one-time NBAA-BACE regular Aerion, Boom is targeting the airline market ...

NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an ...