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NASA To Monitor How The X59 Supersonic Plane Sounds

NASA will use 30 ground recording stations to monitor the sound produced by the X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft. Learn more ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes First Flight

NASA and Lockheed Martin’s experimental X-59 jet completed its first test flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, a milestone in the ...

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 ...

NASA tests low-volume supersonic jet that could slash air travel time

NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers to travel faster than the speed of sound.   The X-59 aircraft on ...

Lockheed Martin’s X-59 completes first supersonic flight minus the sonic boom

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, in partnership with NASA, has successfully completed the first flight of the X-59, a ...

NASA test flight seeks to help bring commercial supersonic travel back

The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils ...

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 ...
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NASA's new supersonic jet to make debut flight this week

NASA's new supersonic jet, the X-59, is set to take its first flight this week. The jet, created in collaboration with ...

NASA takes one step closer to launching quiet supersonic jets

NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested a supersonic jet designed to minimize noise. The X-59 jet took its first ...

NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic X-59 jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph — soared across the California ...
FLYING Magazine

X-59 Debut Could Launch New Era for Commercial Aviation

The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...
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NASA, Lockheed Complete Initial X-59 Flight Test

X-59 takes its maiden flight from Lockheed's Skunk Works in Palmdale to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, ...