Popular Mechanics - The Space Shuttle Atlantis breaks the sound barrier after launching from Cape Canaveral Sept. 8, 2000. Photo: NASA | Facebook
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This rocket is shot up into the air so fast that it breaks the sound barrier, causing an awesome white cloudlike poofy… | Space travel, Space exploration, Cosmology
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