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NASA's experimental aircraft flies supersonic for the first time

NASA's X-59 achieved a major milestone on Friday, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time. According ...
Scientific American

NASA’s experimental quiet supersonic plane passes another critical milestone

The X-59 is designed for a quieter faster-than-the-speed-of-sound flight. It has a long nose that dissipates the pressure ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In a First, NASA’s Experimental X-59 Plane Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Setting the Stage for ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Aircraft

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are ...

NASA's X-59 breaks sound barrier

NASA's experimental aircraft reached a major milestone last week by achieving supersonic speed. It's a first for the agency ...

NASA's X-59 Goes Supersonic For The First Time, Inching Closer To Sonic Thump Theory

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft has officially gone supersonic for the first time, marking a major milestone in the ...
AOL

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.

Is This Secretive Air Force 737 About To Become NASA’s Next ‘Vomit Comet’? (Updated)

NASA wants to hire a very specialized company to see if a "classified" Air Force 737 could be used as a testbed for ...

NASA's Experimental Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flew supersonic for the first time on June 5. NASA released this footage on ...