NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft is approaching one of the most significant moments of its development as it prepares for its first flights above the speed of sound. According to NASA, the quiet ...

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

Nov. 6 (UPI) --NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over ...

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.

Breakfast in New York, midmorning snack in London. Taxi tests are underway on a highly anticipated supersonic plane designed to quietly break the sound barrier — and slash flight time between New York ...

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 ...

NASA's new experimental aircraft will go thump in the night – that's the plan, anyway. The X-59, set to be unveiled in Palmdale, California, on Friday, is designed to turn the volume down on ...