Thrust SSC is a supersonic car designed to break the land speed record. Built in the 1990s, it is powered by two Rolls-Royce jet engines, allowing it to reach speeds over 763 miles per hour (1,228 kilometers per hour). The car was developed by a team led by Andy Green, a British Royal Air Force pilot. On October 15, 1997, Thrust SSC successfully broke the sound barrier on land, achieving a record speed of 763.035 mph (1,227.985 km/h) in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. This remarkable feat made it the first car to officially travel faster than the speed of sound.