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NASA's X-59 moves under its own power
NASA announced a successful test of its X-59 aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., that could lead to ...
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolls out for its 1st test drive (video)
NASA's recently-retired SOFIA airborne observatory aircraft, the "flying telescope," also called Plant 42 home. The agency's ...
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NASA's X-59 rolls closer to supersonic flight – slowly
NASA's X-59 is taking slow steps towards supersonic flight, beginning taxiing tests at US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, ...
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NASA Rehearses How To Measure X-59's Noise Levels
NASA test pilot Nils Larson walks around an F-15B research aircraft for a rehearsal flight supporting the agency's Quesst ...
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X-59 by NASA advances in testing and brings the era of silent supersonic flights closer
NASA has taken another step in the development of the X-59, an experimental aircraft that promises to drastically reduce ...
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How NASA’s X-59 Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Supersonic Flight
What is required to transform the thunderous crack of a sonic boom into a mere whisper across the sky? On July 10, 2025, the solution became visible on the sun-drenched runways of Palmdale, California ...
NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA’s X-59, a 99-foot experimental aircraft developed with Lockheed Martin, has entered the taxi test phase at California’s ...
NASA tests new ‘quiet’ supersonic plane capable of London-New York flight in under four hours
NASA has begun testing a new supersonic aircraft, almost 22 years after Concorde flew its last passenger service. The “quiet” ...
NASA’s quiet supersonic aircraft begins taxi testing
Over the coming weeks, testing will ramp up until the Lockheed Martin vehicle is travelling at a speed just short of the ...
NASA crew readies for ISS mission launch on Thursday
An international crew is readying for Thursday's planned launch of a NASA mission to the International Space Station after ...
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New York to Los Angeles in 3 hours? Executive order could make it possible by 2027, reopening the door for commercial supersonic flight
A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic ...
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Trump Clears Path for Supersonic Commercial Flights in US
Trump's move to lift a 52-year FAA ban clears the way for supersonic commercial flights over the US, opening a new era in air ...