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So the Virgin Galactic vehicles don't count either? I understand that we're doing marketing here, but non-military supersonic flight is 50+ years old.

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No, rockets don't count. Hobby rockets break Mach all the time. This is a private supersonic jet, which has to breathe air vs "simply" carrying its own oxidizer. (Yes, rockets are hard but supersonic jets are also hard!)

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