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Traveling at the speed of sound may actually be on the horizon. NASA’s supersonic aircraft, dubbed “son of Concorde” after its predecessor, successfully broke the sound barrier for the first time. The experimental X-59 aircraft completed an 81-minute test flight on Friday, June 5, at California’s Edwards Air Force Base, reaching a speed of nearly Mach 1.1 — nearly 713 mph — while flying at an altitude of 43,400 feet, according to the space agency. The successful flight brings NASA one step closer to making faster-than-sound passenger travel a reality once again, potentially slashing flight times between cities like New…

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