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NASA’s X-59 completes its first supersonic flight, marking a major milestone in aviation

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft has officially flown faster than the speed of sound, marking a pivotal milestone in the pursuit of quiet supersonic travel. On June 5, 2026, the X-59 soared above ...
New Atlas

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet completes maiden flight

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US ...

NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent ...
The Aviationist

NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for aeronautical research, NASA’s experimental ...

NASA’s X-59 flew supersonic for the first time, and the quiet-boom experiment could change flight over land

NASA's X-59 has officially gone supersonic. See how this experimental jet aims to turn disruptive sonic booms into a quiet thump.
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New video takes you into the cockpit for 1st flight of NASA's new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA A new video ...