NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in 2026.

At the end of October 2025, American space agency NASA finally flew, for the first time, its brand-new X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. It was a rather short, unspectacular flight, but it ...

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At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft began its 1-hr. 7-min. first flight on Oct. 28 upon lifting off from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Credit: Carla Thomas/NASA As the ...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft cruises above Palmdale and Edwards, California, during its first flight, Tuesday, Oct ...