Watch: Nasa’s supersonic passenger plane makes first flight

Passengers are one step closer to flying supersonic for the first time since Concorde’s retirement after Nasa took its “sonic ...
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new ...
FlightGlobal

NASA and Lockheed Martin achieve first flight of X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 supersonic demonstrator has completed its maiden flight from Palmdale, California, marking a ...

Quiet supersonic X-59 jet soars over California desert in first test flight

NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an ...
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for ...

Supersonic-but-quiet X-59 aircraft named 'Coolest Thing Made in California'

The X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft seeks to transform air travel by eliminating sonic booms from faster-than-sound ...
Aviation Week Network

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Makes First Flight

Flown by NASA X-59 lead pilot Nils Larson, the much-anticipated first flight of the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft began at 8 ...
Flying

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Begins Taxi Tests Ahead of First Flight

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has begun low-speed taxi tests, moving closer to its first flight later this year as a final pre-flight validation step. The experimental X-59 is designed to ...

Nasa's super-fast plane gets ready for test flight

The craft is part of the US space agency's mission to find a way for ordinary planet travel to become much faster. Find out more here.
UPI

NASA's X-59 moves under its own power

July 22 (UPI) --NASA's quest for a quieter supersonic jet passed an early test after its X-59 aircraft was able to taxi at low speed at a manufacturing plant in California. The space agency on Tuesday ...
The Columbian

Boeing, NASA pause experiment with sustainable plane

Boeing and NASA are pausing work on the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, which was intended to increase fuel efficiency. (NASA/Tribune News Services) Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, ...
Seattle Times

Boeing, NASA pause experimental, sustainable plane project

Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new, experimental aircraft design meant to deliver more sustainable options for the future of aviation. The aircraft project — called the X-66A Sustainable Flight ...