The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic commercial flight. reading time 2 minutes The aerospace company Boom ...

X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began testing the engine that will power the X-59, ...

NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing towards its first flight test. Starting on Oct. 30, engineers with NASA's X-59 Quesst program (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) have been conducting ...

NASA just wrapped engine performance tests on its X-59 research aircraft, which the space agency hopes will prove a means of mitigating supersonic aircraft’s odious sonic booms. NASA and Lockheed ...

What You Need to Know: NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on October 30. Developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk ...

"This reduces risk and ensures we're not learning about problems in the air." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's experimental ...

NASA test pilot Nils Larson gets in the cockpit for X-59 ground testing at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in California. [Courtesy: Lockheed Martin] NASA and Lockheed Martin’s supersonic X-59 ...