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NASA and Lockheed Martin have begun initial taxi tests of the X-59 Quesst quiet supersonic research aircraft, marking another step toward its long-anticipated first flight. The aircraft moved under ...
NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) tested a model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic ...
Supersonic tunnel trials suggest the X-59’s shape can scatter shock waves, paving the way for hush-hush high-speed flight.
Discover how NASA's groundbreaking X-59 aircraft aims to break the sound barrier in silence, paving the way for a new era of quiet supersonic travel. Recent wind tunnel tests reveal promising results.
Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 ...
NASA’s X-59 will help change the way we travel, bringing us closer together in much less time,” said NASA deputy administrator Pam Melroy in a statement.
American space agency NASA announced it has completed the electromagnetic interference testing for the X-59 supersonic test aircraft ...
The X-59 QueSST will fly next year in its mission to revolutionize supersonic flight—by making it quieter.
The supersonic X-59 plane is designed to fly Mach 1.4 with quieter booms, NASA says. NASA's supersonic plane is now one step closer to its flight demonstration over U.S. communities. The X-59 ...
If NASA’s bet on the X-59 pays off, it will revolutionize commercial aviation, making the journey from New York to Paris a four-hour joyride.
NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over land quieter.
X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began testing the engine that will power ...