When the Concorde first shot 100 passengers past the sound barrier in January 1976, it became more than a plane. It was proof that when presented with a seemingly impossible task, humanity could ...

This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major news stories in the past. Listen to the full audio story to hear NPR's archival audio. There was a time when you could ...

Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was retired ...