NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...

PALMDALE, California (Reuters) -NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the ...

On July 18, 2025, NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic research aircraft basked in golden light on the ramp at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility before being put through a series of ground tests.

If you're a fan of high-tech aircraft, you're going to love this! A much-awaited unveiling and a promise to revolutionize commercial aviation. “Today we are witnessing history,” said John Clark, ...

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July 22 (UPI) --NASA's quest for a quieter supersonic jet passed an early test after its X-59 aircraft was able to taxi at low speed at a manufacturing plant in California. The space agency on Tuesday ...

NASA's X-59 jet ready to transform supersonic travel with flight in 2025 NASA is ready to launch a jet faster than the speed of sound but without the noise. The X-59 is designed to reach speeds of ...

NASA and partner Lockheed Martin have made good on their plan to have the X-59 supersonic demonstrator airborne before year-end. The jet, commissioned by NASA to test design features intended to ...

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. In a landmark milestone for aeronautical research, NASA’s experimental ...