Supersonic air travel is finally coming back

Supersonic air travel is back. 15 years after the Concorde was grounded, everyone from aerospace companies to NASA to small startups is working to bring back ultrafast civilian aircraft. We take a look at the engineering challenges that make supersonic flight so difficult, and try to figure out what’s different about this new generation of planes. Host: Andrew J. Hawkins Video by: Cory Zapatka, William Poor, Sophie Erickson, Alex Perkin Audio: Andrew Marino Executive Producers: Nilay...