The X-59 features a distinctive elongated fuselage and wing design aimed at reducing sonic booms to a level of 75 decibels.
NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s experimental X-59 jet completed its first test flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, a milestone in the ...
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 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 ...
The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils ...
How NASA Ames’ 80×120-foot wind tunnel became the beating heart of American aeronautics, testing everything from spacecraft ...
The funding would support the development of satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome project.
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the ...
The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...
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