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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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Hypersonic travel could allow future aircraft to fly at five times the speed of sound, cutting long journeys to just minutes.