NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Broke The Sound Barrier On Its First Test Flight

A collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin has produced the Quesst, a supersonic aircraft that produces sonic "thumps" ...
Flying

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Nears First Flight

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 ...
autoevolution

NASA Goes Off Script, Runs X-59 Engine Speed Hold Test Ahead of Schedule

As the first flight of NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft draws near, the agency seems not to waste any chance when it comes to testing the plane’s systems. Why, from time to time it even goes off ...
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The X-15 Hit Mach 6.7 and Put Every Military on Earth On Notice

In 1967, USAF Major “Pete” Knight set a world speed record that remains “unbroken” 68 years later. -Flying the X-15A-2 rocket ...
Orlando Sentinel

NASA, partners push to speed up launch of Artemis II

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — There’s a sense of urgency among NASA and its partners aiming for the first human spaceflight of the Artemis program. Artemis II is slated to launch four astronauts on an 10-day ...
The Hill

NASA tests low-volume supersonic jet that could slash air travel time

NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers to travel faster than the speed of sound. The X-59 aircraft soared Tuesday ...
Space.com

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet aces key 'cruise control' test ahead of 1st flight

"This test confirmed that all components — software, mechanical linkages, and control laws — work together as intended." NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet is a step closer to flight after passing an ...
New Atlas

SpaceX reveals simpler lander to speed up Moon return

With its metaphorical feet held over the allegorical fire by NASA, SpaceX has released a new, simplified plan to build a lander to put US astronauts back on the Moon now that the competition for the ...
Ars Technica

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.
autoevolution

NASA Tricks X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Into Thinking It's Flying

Not long is left now until American space agency NASA sends a brand-new research aircraft called X-59 into the sky. Part of the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) program, it's a piece of equipment ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Powered Flight of the North American X-15

On this day in aviation history, 66 years ago (September 17, 1959), the North American X-15 made its first powered flight. At the controls was legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield, renowned for his ...
Aviation Week

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Makes First Flight

NASA began flight tests of its needle-nosed X-59 Quesst quiet supersonic research aircraft with a 1 hr. 7 min. initial sortie from Palmdale, California, to the nearby Edwards AFB on Oct. 28. Flown by ...