The race for quiet supersonic flight takes a leap forward with NASA's X-59. But what challenges remain before it becomes a ...

NASA's X-59 aircraft uses radical design to reduce sonic booms to 75-decibel thumps, potentially ending the 50-year ban on ...

The craft is part of the US space agency's mission to find a way for ordinary planet travel to become much faster. Find out more here.

NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft has begun low-speed taxi tests, marking the first time it has moved under its own power and a final step before its first flight later this year. The X-59's ...

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 ...

A "son of Concorde" that could take you from New York to London in under four hours is a step closer to take-off. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 "quiet supersonic" aircraft is nearing its maiden flight after completing low-speed taxi tests, with medium- and high-speed tests as the final step. The X-59 is ...

We've talked a lot over the past few years about the NASA X-59 experimental aircraft, and chances are that the number of new bits of info concerning the plane will only increase in the coming months.

Though 2025 is ticking away, NASA still aims to complete the first flight this year of its X-59 Quesst quiet-supersonic demonstrator, saying the team is progressing into high-speed taxi tests and ...

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A "son of Concorde" that could fly from London to New York in under four hours is preparing for take-off. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is undergoing final safety tests before making ...