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Witness NASA and JAXA’s 19-inch X-59 scale model hit Mach 1.4 (925 mph) in Tokyo’s wind tunnel as researchers chase a quieter sonic thump.
As SpaceX rocket launches increase at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, not all Californians have been welcoming of the plans.
NASA plans to conduct community overflights beginning this year, flying the X-59 over select American cities to collect ...
Supersonic tunnel trials suggest the X-59’s shape can scatter shock waves, paving the way for hush-hush high-speed flight.
After Nick Sheryka's dreams of flying for the U.S. military were dashed because of hearing loss in his left ear, he didn't ...
Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...
“Falcon 9 generates over 1.7 million pounds of thrust …Falcon Heavy would generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at ...
A ‘daytime fireball’ was caught on video in the sky over South Carolina – causing a sonic boom, according to the American Meteor Society. CNN has reached out to emergency management officials in North ...
Southern California residents heard a sonic boom on Saturday. It was caused by SpaceX Dragon spacecraft re-entering Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft carried research and supplies from the ...
Southern California residents heard a sonic boom on Saturday. It was caused by SpaceX Dragon spacecraft re-entering Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft carried research and supplies from the ...
A SpaceX spacecraft has caused a sonic boom over California as it returned to Earth's atmosphere, and some on social media initially mistook the sound for an earthquake. One even thought a bomb ...