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NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Broke The Sound Barrier On Its First Test Flight

A collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin has produced an experimental jet capable of flying beyond the speed of sound without a sonic boom. Read More

Watch Nasa’s ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic plane of the future take off on maiden flight – complete with sonic ‘thump’

WATCH as engineers get one step closer to supersonic travel for the first time since Concorde, after NASA’s “sonic thump” aircraft completed its maiden flight. Dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” the ... Read More

NASA’s Supersonic Jet Finally Takes off for Its First Super Fast, Super Quiet Flight

X-59 is designed to usher in a new era of air travel with its quiet supersonic technology. NASA’s X-59 aircraft completed its first flight over the Southern California desert, bringing us closer to ... Read More

Nasa’s X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier without the boom, the future of flight just got real

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating a revolutionary aircraft designed to reduce sonic boom noise. The ... Read More

Supersonic travel could return – without the boom – as NASA tests X-59 jet

NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet recently completed its first test flight after years of development and delays. Aeronautical engineers at Lockheed Martin designed the aircraft to ... Read More

NASA’s supersonic plane takes to the skies for the first time

Lockheed Martin said the X-59 performed “exactly as planned” on its test flight from its Skunk Works facility in Palmdale to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Centre in Edwards, California, this week. Read More

Skunk Works' Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Flies for the First Time in California

American space agency NASA and its partner Lockheed Martin announced the completion of the first successful test flight of the X-59 jet. Read More

NASA’s silent supersonic jet could change how we travel in the future

Imagine flying long distances in nearly half the time — and in quiet skies. NASA’s X-59 jet could soon turn supersonic travel into reality. Read More

Details of the First Flight of NASA's One-of-a-Kind Supersonic X-Plane Are Simply Juicy

It's not set in stone yet, but the date when NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft will finally take off is fast approaching. The space agency already informed us on the most important ... Read More