See stunning close-up footage of NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft as it soars over the Mojave Desert. This video ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted its first flight in Oct. 2025. The team behind the plane talks about it. Credit: ...

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A "son of Concorde" that could fly from London to New York in under four hours has passed a milestone test. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flew with its "wheels-up" for the first time ...

The space agency released a video of its experimental aircraft performing a series of maneuvers as it soared over California’s Mojave desert. The X-59, built by aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin, ...

As its team prepared for second flight, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft underwent engine run testing on March 12, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Sources | ...

The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date while cruising over the Mojave Desert in California. This time around, ...

The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles per hour—about twice as fast as a commercial jet—while limiting the noise of ...