12-08-2026 21:40 via nytimes.com

Driver Who Broke Sound Barrier Sets Another Land-Speed Record

Andy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier on land, set a new world land-speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle, averaging 406.320 miles per hour in two runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
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