Some 11.5 minutes into the flight — the 12th overall for the XB-1 — at an altitude of around 35,000 feet (10,668 meters), the test plane exceeded Mach 1, the speed of sound, marking the first ...

During the test flight, it reached an altitude of 35,000ft before accelerating to Mach 1.1 (844mph) - 10% faster than the speed of sound.

SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT). SpaceX is one day away from the launch its first Starship flight of 2025 ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ever on Tuesday, ushering in a new era of supersonic flight. The jet exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave ...

SpaceX has turned heads and tested boundaries with each test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket system ever constructed. And the latest mission of the nearly 400-foot-tall (121-meter ...

It's only the second time the Mechazilla's 'chopsticks' arms have made the catch. The last test flight, in November, was forced to abandon the catch after launch. Starship and its Super ...

SpaceX’s next test flight of its Starship launch vehicle will depend on weather, the company warned on Tuesday. What Happened: The company is currently preparing to launch Starship on Wednesday ...

That will set the stage for the Super Heavy-Starship launch from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility at 5 p.m. EST, weather permitting. The Super Heavy-Starship is ...

Lost spacecraft: SpaceX said Thursday that its Starship spacecraft — which was meant to lap Earth and splash down in the Indian Ocean — exploded not long after its 7th test flight took off ...

4:37 p.m. update: Starship has lifted off from its launch tower at Starbase on the first test flight of 2025. 4:32 p.m. update: With the seventh test flight of Starship less than five minutes away ...

A SpaceX Super Heavy-Starship rocket stands poised for launch on the program's seventh test flight at the company's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight facility. / Credit: SpaceX The New ...

Elon Musk announced improved versions are ready for future launches. SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas (AP photo) SpaceX's latest Starship ...