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Boom XB-1, Supersonic and Mojave Desert

Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect high-speed passenger flights.

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Independently Developed Supersonic Jet Breaks Sound Barrier Over Mojave Desert

Colorado-based Boom Supersonic plans to build the Overture airliner, which it says will carry as many as 80 passengers while moving at about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners.

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert

About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test flight on Tuesday.

Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the ...

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Boom XB-1 Marks Supersonic Flight Milestone

MOJAVE, California—High-speed airliner developer Boom took a major leap toward the development of its Mach 1.7 Overture ...

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Boom goes supersonic with XB-1 jet

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, becoming the first US-made civil aircraft to do so.

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From Space to Supersonic: Breakthroughs in Science and Technology

Recent advances in science include a sped-up return of NASA astronauts proposed by Trump and Musk, a historic supersonic test ...

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Boom goes supersonic and Elon promises a self-driving service by summer

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Wall Street Got DeepSeek All Wrong. Why It’s a Boon for Big Tech, Especially Nvidia

The narrative kicked off this past weekend, when various social media accounts began sharing the success of a new $6 million artificial intelligence model from Chinese company DeepSeek, a remarkable ...

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11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

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