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X-59 ‘Quiet supersonic’ jet from NASA and Lockheed finally rolls out

NASA and Lockheed Martin have finally taken the wraps off of the X-59, a “quiet supersonic” aircraft that may shape the future of both military and civilian air travel. The X-59 has been u

Destinus plans to fly a hydrogen-powered, hypersonic cargo craft with $29M seed round

A new venture from space infrastructure company Momentus founder and former CEO Mikhail Kokorich aims to build a hypersonic aircraft for autonomous cargo delivery around the world. While the craft is

Boom will build a supersonic jet factory in North Carolina

Transporation startup Boom is one step closer to bringing back supersonic passenger flight, with plans to build a manufacturing facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina.

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet will have a 4K TV instead of a forward window

NASA's X-59 QueSST experimental quiet supersonic aircraft will have a cockpit like no other — featuring a big 4K screen where you'd normally have a front window. Why? Because this is one weird-looki

Boom wants to build a supersonic jet for mainstream passengers; here’s its game plan

While much of the world remains fixated on the competition to build autonomous cars, there’s another race that’s gaining momentum fast. It centers on supersonic jets that can fly faster th

NASA engineers stare at the sun to see shockwaves from supersonic flight

Before the eclipse this summer, NASA warned us over and over again not to stare directly at the sun — but now they're doing just that. Its researchers have reinvented a photography technique more th

83North closes $250M fourth fund focused on European, Israeli startups

European VC firm 83North (formerly Greylock IL), which since 2008 has focused on backing startups in Europe and Israel, has closed its fourth fund -- taking $250M in a raise that it says was both over

Mapping Israel’s marketing technology industry

Marketing technology is in the midst of a worldwide boom. Given the expansion of the internet, social media and various other forms of digital technology, there are a growing number of ways to market

IronSource Merges With Supersonic In Mobile Ad Consolidation Play

On the heels of AOL snapping up Millennial Media last week comes another mobile advertising consolidation play. IronSource, a specialist in mobile app distribution and promotion services, has merged

Confirmed: HTC will announce at least one device next week at CTIA

The stars are all starting to align around the launch of the HTC Supersonic happening at CTIA. If yesterday’s report from the Wall Street Journal wasn’t enough for you, check out this line

Video: HTC Supersonic briefly caught on camera

<img src="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/supersonic.png" /> We started drooling about the HTC Supersonic as soon as we heard the words "Android" and "WiMax" in the same senten

Leak Roundup: HTC Supersonic for Sprint, a WiMax-fueled Android beast

<img src="http://www.mobilecrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/htc-supersonic-clear.jpg" /> When it comes to leaks in the gadget world, when it rains, it pours. In just shy of 20 days, the HTC Supe

Tons of new Android handset codenames unveiled in HTC's Android 2.1 ROM

Remember that leaked Android 2.1 ROM for the GSM HTC Hero from a few days ago? Looks like there was more to it than meets the eye. Tucked deep inside the ROM was a list of around 20 Android-based hand

Aerion supersonic jet flies from New York to London in 3 hours

The superrich and political élite will be able to fly from London to New York in three hours once 2015 rolls around. A new supersonic jet, the Aerion, is in development that will be able fly at mach