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NASA's X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier for the 1st time this month

NASA's X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier as the agency looks forward to the aircraft's first ...

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Ready for Its Biggest Test Yet

After months of test flights, NASA’s X-59 aircraft is gearing up for its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier ...
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NASA's 'Son of Concorde' X-59 jet is preparing for its first ever supersonic flight

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NASA's X-59 May Be Days Away From Supersonic Flight

Agency says the experimental, quiet aircraft is expected to break the sound barrier in early June.

NASA’s new supersonic X-59 aircraft shows off its dizzying acrobatics in new video

It’s been over a decade since engineers officially got to work on the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST). Designed in collaboration with NASA, Lockheed Martin’s state-o ...
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NASA’s X-59 readies for its first supersonic flight as the Quesst mission reaches a turning point

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft is approaching one of the most significant moments of its development as it prepares for ...
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NASA’s X-59 is about to break the sound barrier for the first time

NASA’s futuristic X-59 jet is about to face its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier for the first time. After a successful series of test flights that pushed the aircraft to ...
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NASA’s X‑59 Set for Major Supersonic Flight Milestones

NASA’s X‑59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing to enter one of its most significant testing phases to date, with ...
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NASA's Ultra-Quiet X-59 Aircraft Just Took To The Skies For The First Time

Humankind is always on a quest for speed: You can ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world, the Formula Rossa, at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, and the fastest land speed record was achieved in 1997 ...
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NASA to resume supersonic aircraft tests. Here's what to know

NASA is getting ready to go supersonic. The U.S. space agency's experimental X-59 jet designed to eventually travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.
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NASA’s ‘Son of Concorde’ could make first supersonic flight in days

A " son of Concorde " that could fly from London to New York in under four hours may be days away from its first supersonic ...
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NASA's X-59 prepares for first supersonic flight

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to begin a new block of test flights that will include its first time ...