President Donald Trump said the US must respond after Iran brought down an Army Apache helicopter, whose crew members were ...
On June 8, 1959, NASA's rocket-powered X-15 experimental plane made its first glide flight. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...
The X-59, the centerpiece of NASA's Quesst ("Quiet Supersonic Technology") program, is designed to generate mild thumps ...
NASA is testing the X-59, an experimental plane that was designed to exceed the speed of sound without a loud sonic boom.
As the aircraft broke the sound barrier, however, its quiet thump was not heard. A NASA F-15 chase plane flew nearby to ...
NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for ...
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America hit Mach 9.6, then shelved the Mach 15 follow-up

“Scramjet-powered vehicles are envisioned to operate at speeds up to at least Mach 15,” NASA said after this program for ...