The Bloodhound SSC crew has two missions in mind with their upcoming land speed machine—break the standing land speed record of 763.035 miles per hour, then go onto beat that by eclipsing 1,000 mph.

It was a staggering feat, a car that went faster than the speed of sound. On October 15 1997, Andy Green travelled across the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, in the Thrust SSC at 763.035 mph, or Mach 1.02.

The British developed Bloodhound SSC is a very exciting proposition in the realms of land speed enthusiasts. The currently land speed record is set at 763mph. The Bloodhound SSC is not looking to beat ...

It’s the 20th anniversary of the Thrust SSC’s run. Up next, the Bloodhound. Next week, the Bloodhound Project folks will stage an event on a 1.7-mile runway at Cornwall Airport Newquay in southwestern ...

On Thursday lunchtime on an airport runway in Newquay, Cornwall, England, the Bloodhound SSC will get its first-ever public test. It's the latest stage of a project whose eventual aim is to break the ...

Human beings achieved many ‘firsts’ in the 20th century. We climbed the planet’s highest mountains, dived its deepest undersea trench, flew over it faster than the speed of sound, and even escaped it ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The British team behind a project to build a 1,000-mph car have cleared a key hurdle with a successful test of the rocket they hope will push the vehicle well beyond the sound ...

The Bloodhound SSC represents the latest edition in Britains fine tradition in land speed records. The current land speed record stands at 763mph and was set by the British designed Thrust SSC.

Bloodhound SSC, a British team that's planning on using a jet engine strapped to wheels to travel at 1,000mph, just hit an important milestone. The team hit 200mph during a first public test run on an ...

In preparation for the upcoming land speed record run by the Bloodhound SSC rocket car, Jaguar has prepared a special Jaguar F-Type to serve as the rapid-response vehicle in case of emergency.

This week brought an important update on the Bloodhound LSR car, which broke 500 miles per hour (mph) on a test track in Africa on Wednesday, according to Ars Technica. The Bloodhound’s owners will ...

Ben Evans receives funding from RAEng, EPSRC and Fujitsu. He is affiliated with EESW (Engineering Education Scheme in Wales). It was a staggering feat, a car that went faster than the speed of sound.