Lockheed Martin and NASA's X-59 is a new supersonic aircraft designed to reduce the sonic pollution that comes with ...
On October 29, 2025, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet made a historic first flight, soaring over the California desert. This ...
Aviation’s fastest dreams refuse to fade, with sleek new prototypes raising hopes, doubts and questions for travellers eyeing quicker crossings. Two ...
The pandemic shined an intense spotlight on the diverging fortunes of video games and Hollywood. While the former thrived during lockdown, the latter had difficulty adapting with movie theaters still ...
The test is seen as a significant move toward commercial supersonic flights, which could cut flight times in half. The ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s experimental X-59 jet completed its first test flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, a milestone in the ...
The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils Larson, NASA’s lead test pilot for the X-59, the inaugural flight validated ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental jet, the X-59, promises to halve coast-to-coast flight times while eliminating the disruptive sonic boom.
NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...
NASA's sleek and quiet supersonic X-59 jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph — soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, bringing speedy global trips one ...
The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...