If the launch happens, a sonic boom is expected to be heard locally as the first stage lands on Landing Zone 4 on base.

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

Sonic booms have long been a barrier to overland supersonic flights. The Concorde was banned from virtually every country in the world because of the thundering noise. Only the US, Great Britain, and ...

SpaceX announced its eighth Starship launch for Monday, March 3 and is advising residents of a possible sonic boom during the ...

Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.

NASA also gathered sound data from the test flight. Boom Supersonic analyzed the data and found that no audible sonic boom reached the ground. This is notable, because supersonic flights that make ...

Boom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have ...