The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils ...

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...

This maiden voyage, a significant milestone for the aircraft designed to minimize sonic booms, could potentially halve air ...

Passengers are one step closer to flying supersonic for the first time since Concorde’s retirement after Nasa took its “sonic ...

The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...

The rocket went vertical on the launch pad the night of Oct. 29 for an upcoming test fire ahead of the rocket’s second ...

NASA's X-59, a supersonic-but-quiet jet, completed its first test flight over California, designed to break the sound barrier with minimal noise, potentially revolutionizing commercial air travel.

Lockheed Martin's revolutionary X-59 supersonic jet completes first test flight, designed to break sound barrier with quiet 'thump' instead of sonic boom.

WATCH as engineers get one step closer to supersonic travel for the first time since Concorde, after NASA’s “sonic thump” ...

Initial flying qualities and air data performance were verified during the X-59’s flight, which will be expanded over the ...

NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an ...

Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first ...