NASA's Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic ...

NASA's new experimental aircraft will go thump in the night – that's the plan, anyway. The X-59, set to be unveiled in Palmdale, California, on Friday, is designed to turn the volume down on ...

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NASA unveiled the X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft designed to produce a quieter sonic boom. The explosive noise happens when an aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound. Though the ...

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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, ...

Collier Aerospace, developer of the HyperX® computer-aided engineering (CAE) solution, announced that its design and analysis software was chosen by Swift Engineering for structural sizing, analysis ...

A NASA jet designed for quiet supersonic flight has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in California" for 2025. The X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sound of a sonic boom to a gentle "thump." Built by ...

The X-59 made its official debut at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. NASA and Lockheed Martin rolled out the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft during a ceremony hosted by prime ...

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 ...