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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics ...
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NASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’

NASA has disclosed further details of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator's maiden flight on 28 October, marking the ...

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Soars In First Flight Highlights

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted its historic first-ever flight. See the flight highlights here. Credit: NASA ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Plane Just Made Its First Flight

The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to ...
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NASA Spills All the Beans on Skunk Works X-59 Experimental Aircraft's First Flight

Now that the government shutdown is over, American space agency NASA released all the details about the historic first flight of the X-59 experimental aircraft ...

Relive the First Flight of NASA’s ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Jet With This Thrilling Video

NASA recently released a video that captures the first flight of its X-59 supersonic aircraft as it soared above the Southern ...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Takes Its First Flight and the Cockpit Video is Incredible

NASA just shared something aviation fans have been waiting for. The agency released a thrilling cockpit view of the first ...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Begins Taxi Tests Ahead of First Flight

NASA's experimental X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has begun low-speed taxi tests, marking the final stage before its inaugural flight later this year. The X-59's primary goal is to demonstrate ...
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Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance ...
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Details of the First Flight of NASA's One-of-a-Kind Supersonic X-Plane Are Simply Juicy

It's not set in stone yet, but the date when NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft will finally take off is fast approaching. The space agency already informed us on the most important ...
UPI

NASA's X-59 moves under its own power

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 ...

Mach 15? NASA’s 1st Hypersonic Jet Concept That Never Flew But Is Still Relevant Today

Decades before hypersonics entered today's headlines, NASA drafted an aircraft that bordered on surreal. Discover the story ...