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

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

Boom's Supersonic XB-1 jet became the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” to break the sound barrier ...

About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first ...

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing ...

Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

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 Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg took off in the company ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone Tuesday on its path to reintroduce supersonic commercial flights. After years of testing and refinement, a pilot flying the aerospace company’s XB-1 ...

It took off with a bang. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world’s faster airliner capable of ...