The first to suffer was NASA chief test pilot Joe Walker in his F-104N, as it rolled inverted across the back of the XB-70. The F-104’s T-tail ripped at the Valkyrie’s drooped right wingtip ...

In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier ...

and teamed with NASA in February to capture specialized photography during supersonic flight tests with the company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft using Schlieren photography — a technique that ...