Together, these aircraft were intended to pave the way for a fleet of operational XB-70 bombers. Valkyrie’s flight test program showcased its extraordinary capabilities while revealing the ...

Despite its technical triumphs and support from aviators, the XB-70’s operational future unraveled almost as quickly as it ...

The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, a day after a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped ...

On Feb. 10, XB-1 achieved supersonic flight on three shorter runs, again without any sonic boom being heard or registered. The aircraft achieved ... to Mach 1.7, or 70% faster than the speed ...

"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic just released an incredible photo capturing a shockwave emanating from the dark silhouette of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a ...

NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier. Captured on the second supersonic flight, it used a special ...

This amazing image shows the moment Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during its second supersonic flight on 10 February 2025. The company is developing the world's fastest ...

NASA teams on the ground used Schlieren photography to capture the shock waves around Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft XB-1 as it pushed through the air. “This image makes the invisible ...