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NASA’s X-59 completes its 2nd flight as quiet-supersonic tests ramp up

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft completed its second test flight on March 20, 2026, lifting off from the dry lakebed ...
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NASA's X-59 stealth jet hits Mach 1.4 completely silently

NASA's X-59 jet turns sonic booms into quiet thumps using aerodynamic design, potentially ending 50-year bans on supersonic ...

NASA’s X-59 flies again as testing for quiet supersonic jet expands in 2026

NASA's quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft completed its second test flight, marking the start of an expanded flight campaign ...

NASA to resume supersonic aircraft tests. Here's what to know

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

Test flight of NASA supersonic aircraft X-59 Quesst ends prematurely with glitch

The second test flight of NASA's X-59 Quesst supersonic aircraft ended with a minor glitch. However, it wasn't too serious, ...
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NASA's X-59 prepares for second flight

NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing ...
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NASA’s X-59 cuts second test flight short after return-to-base call

NASA’s X-59 returned early from its second test flight after a return-to-base call as the pilot and aircraft landed safely at ...
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X-59: NASA’s ‘silent’ supersonic jet plans 260 mph at 20,000 feet in second test

NASA is officially ready to put its X-59 experimental aircraft back in the sky ...
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 ...
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Details of the First Flight of NASA's One-of-a-Kind Supersonic X-Plane Are Simply Juicy

It's not set in stone yet, but the date when NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft will finally take off is fast approaching. The space agency already informed us on the most important ...