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Before any aircraft can be approved for flight, it must first go through rigorous testing on the ground. For commercial airliners, this process includes everything from wing bend and structure…
Nearly two weeks after the Boom’s non-essential employees began working from home, the company’s testing facility continued to hum with the sound of progress. A small, essential team of…
A transformation took place in the Boom hangar in early March with the bonding of XB-1’s left-hand skin into the fuselage. Also known as the left-hand fuselage closeout, the operation covered…
Supersonic is here and we need your help to spread the word. Today, we’re excited to share that Boom has been nominated for the prestigious 24th Annual Webby Awards. This is an incredible…
Commander Robert ‘Hoot’ Gibson, Pilot Charlie F. Bolden, and the rest of the seven-man STS-61-C crew sat in intense silence as the launch countdown continued. T-minus sixteen…fifteen…fourteen…
The additive manufacturing community is putting technology to work in the fight against COVID-19. At Boom, 3D printers are operating around the clock to produce headband pieces for physician face…
Concorde, the world’s first supersonic airliner, was more than an aircraft. Today, Concorde stands as a symbol of tomorrow delivered in the here and now. Its enduring legacy is what it represents…
Simulated flights for Boom’s supersonic demonstrator, XB-1, recently became much more realistic. With the completion of Boom’s second generation in-house simulator, teams from Avionics, Flight…
“Have I ever told you about Hoot’s Law?” began Captain ‘Hoot’ Gibson, breaking a long and cold silence in NASA’s flight simulator. Charlie Bolden, Hoot’s close friend, colleague, and copilot for…
