NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests as the Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator program builds up to its first Mach 1 faster-than-sound milestone flight. The needle nose ...

NASA's X-59 supersonic jet hits 627 mph in latest test, potentially ending the 50-year ban on civilian supersonic flights ...

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft is pushing the boundaries of supersonic flight, as engineers conduct a series of innovative ...

Researchers are validating the aircraft's performance before propelling it to supersonic speeds.

As its team prepared for second flight, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft underwent engine run testing on March 12, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Sources | ...

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

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 ...

The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date ...

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet recently performed daring maneuvers over California, including rollercoaster climbs and descents, ...

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