Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted its first flight in Oct. 2025. The team behind the plane talks about it. Credit: ...
See stunning close-up footage of NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft as it soars over the Mojave Desert. This video ...
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above Palmdale and Edwards, California, during its first flight Tuesday, ...
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The space agency released a video of its experimental aircraft performing a series of maneuvers as it soared over California’s Mojave desert. The X-59, built by aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin, ...
The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles per hour—about twice as fast as a commercial jet—while limiting the noise of ...
The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date while cruising over the Mojave Desert in California. This time around, ...