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Boom! Supersonic Flight Is Back in Sight
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Boom! Supersonic Flight Is Back in Sight

By Jon Hersey

Jun 12, 2021
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Editor's note: This article is republished with permission from Foundation for Economic Education.

Denver-based startup Boom Supersonic has been developing a passenger jet that will fly faster than the speed of sound, and United Airlines recently announced a deal to buy fifteen of them, with an option to buy thirty-five more if safety tests go as planned.

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