Passengers are one step closer to flying supersonic for the first time since Concorde’s retirement after Nasa took its “sonic ...
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Video: NASA tests ‘silent’ supersonic jet X-59 in a successful first flight
NASA’s lead test pilot, Nils Larson, piloted the X-59 on its maiden flight, which was observed by about 200 aerospace workers ...
The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 supersonic demonstrator has completed its maiden flight from Palmdale, California, marking a ...
NASA did not announce the flight publicly ahead of time. Following the flight, acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy praised ...
In partnership with NASA, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has executed the first test flight of the X-59 quiet supersonic ...
NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have successfully flown the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft for the first time ...
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 ...
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight
After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025 ...
Initial flying qualities and air data performance were verified during the X-59’s flight, which will be expanded over the coming months.
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the ...
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