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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.
Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.
Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year
In case you forgot it was still up there.
Passenger plane with entirely new 'blended wing' shape aims to hit the skies by 2030
A new type of passenger plane will adopt a design that blends wings into the aircraft's body, which its creators say will cut fuel consumption by 50% and reduce noise.
Lasers powered by sunlight could beam energy through space to support interplanetary missions
New research has found a way to power spacecraft with lasers generated using solar energy alone.
World's 1st nuclear-diamond battery of its kind could power devices for 1000s of years
The world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.
Stealth destroyer 1st to carry hypersonic missiles that travel 5 times the speed of sound — with testing imminent
The Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers will mounted with experimental hypersonic weapon systems, but what makes this technology so lethal?
Who invented the car? The history of the automobile
Reference Discover the complex history of the automobile, from early self-propelled vehicles to Karl Benz's invention of the first modern car, and explore the key innovators who shaped the cars we drive today.
