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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 ...

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 ...

NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Jet Completes First Flight Over California | WION

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has officially completed its first-ever test flight from Palmdale, California, marking a major ...

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 ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Marks Historic First Flight

Fifty years after the US banned supersonic flights of civilians over land, a needle-nosed aircraft has risen from the ...

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 ...
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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’s ‘quiet’ supersonic jet hits 925 mph in first historic flight

NASA’s groundbreaking X-59 supersonic jet took off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, marking the first test of ...

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 ...