Sonic Boom and Supersonic Travel - Break the Sound Barrier

Join us as we look into the fascinating topic of supersonic travel & we examine the amazing phenomenon of sonic booms!

Simply amazing Sonic BOOM!

STS-115 Space Shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Kennedy Space Center Florida. Near the end of the clip you can see the vapor cloud as the shuttle breaks the sound barrier. This was shot by a good friend of mine, he was kind enough to get me that close to the pad, then run the camera as I watched.

October 1997, UK managed to break the sound barrier on earth, using the fantastic Thrust SSC vehicule. I made this video because there was too few videos about this remarkable event on the web. (music credits: Spa 24 hours - Stephen Baysted)