Boom will now shift its attentions toward developing Overture, its supersonic passenger jet.

While based in Colorado and testing in California, the jet startup’s future is intertwined with North Carolina.

The airspace in which Boom Supersonic complete its test holds historic significance—known as the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor, the area is named after the first plane to break the sound barrier ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday ... according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight. The flight at the ...

Boom, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California. The company’s XB-1 ...

made the call as the experimental XB-1 broke the sound barrier. It was a key test for the company that plans to build high-speed planes in Greensboro. Boom’s first supersonic flight took place ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according to Boom Supersonic. The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1 ...

XB-1 pushed what was once called the Sound Barrier. According to Boom, this was a key milestone in the test program because this dynamic pressure has a serious effect on aircraft performances and ...