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In the span of a single human lifetime, humanity went from wondering if flight was possible to breaking the sound barrier. This episode of Sidequests tells the story of that extraordinary leap — and the moment it all came together over the Mojave Desert.
But this isn’t just a story about one pilot and one flight. It’s about the compressed, almost unbelievable pace of change that made that moment possible — and what it says about what human beings can do when the circumstances demand it.
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