Total solar eclipses don’t happen every day, so when they do you’ve got to take advantage. That’s exactly what a group of scientists did from the inside of a Concorde back in June of 1973.

But none will come close to achieving what Concorde 001 did on June 30, 1973, when it raced the moon's shadow along the Tropic of Cancer during a total solar eclipse.. Flying at 55,000 feet ...

Related: Why Scientists Are So Excited About August's Solar Eclipse. The Concorde eclipse team in 1973 Courtesy of Donald Liebenberg. Over the past six decades, I have personally witnessed and ...

A Solar Eclipse Packs An Emotional Wallop, ... In 1973, French officials even let him fly in the brand-new Concorde. It streaked across North Africa to keep up with the moon's shadow.

But none will come close to achieving what Concorde 001 did on June 30, 1973, when it raced the moon's shadow along the Tropic of Cancer during a total solar eclipse.. Flying at 55,000 feet ...

Today, people across North America will witness a total solar eclipse. It should be spectacular (assuming the weather holds), coinciding as it does with the solar maximum. As enjoyable as it will ...

For eclipse chasers of all kinds, the unlikely mission remains the stuff of legend, the first and last trip of its kind. Supersonic eclipse chasing ended with the cancellation of the Concorde in 2003.

On June 30, 1973, scientists aboard a prototype Concorde 001 supersonic jet stretched the length of a total solar eclipse to an incredible 74 minutes, while those stationed on the ground ...

No matter how amazing your plans might be for Monday’s total solar eclipse over North America, you’ll never top what Kitt Peak astronomer Don Hall got to do just over 50 years ago. On June 30 ...

The longest we’ve been able to see totality is around four minutes. In 1973, though, passengers aboard the Concorde had prime seats for over and hour.. During the recent eclipses, NASA used a WB ...

In 1973, scientists using the supersonic Concorde jet extended totality to 74 minutes by flying almost as fast as the moon's shadow was moving across Earth. Skip to main content.