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NASA’s X-59 quiet jet takes its first flight

NASA’s X-59 QueSST, a groundbreaking supersonic technology demonstrator, has successfully completed its inaugural flight on ...

Saturday Citations: Test flight of the X-59; a confounding quantum calculation; the universe is not simulated

This week, researchers published LIGO findings that hint at the existence of second-generation black holes. Astronomers captured a spectacular new image of the Milky Way across a wide range of radio ...

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 ...
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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 ...

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 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 ...
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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 ...

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...

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 ...