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

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.

The jet is built in a unique shape to significantly reduce the sonic boom noise made when flights break the sound barrier.

NASA's X-59, an experimental supersonic jet, achieved a noise-reduced sonic flight over Southern California, aiming to bring quieter supersonic travel to commercial aviation. The sleek aircraft's ...

The X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft seeks to transform air travel by eliminating sonic booms from faster-than-sound ...

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 Armstrong Flight Research Center is located at the base. After this first flight, the X-59 will now reside at ...

NASA plans to conduct community overflights beginning this year, flying the X-59 over select American cities to collect public feedback on the “sonic thump.” Still, in some quarters, the dream lives ...

The X-59 is more than just another aircraft; it represents a paradigm shift in how we think about supersonic travel. Traditionally, supersonic flights have been associated with loud sonic booms that ...

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

PALMDALE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA, ...