In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has shattered the sound barrier without the disruptive sonic boom ...

The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental jet, the X-59, promises to halve coast-to-coast flight times while eliminating the disruptive sonic boom.

After delays and concerns about progress, NASA and Lockheed Martin have announced that the experimental X-59 Quesst has taken to the skies. It was an unannounced flight, but the companies did release ...

Commercial supersonic flights are currently banned over land because they create an explosive and frightening 'sonic boom,' which is disruptive to the public.

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating a revolutionary aircraft designed to reduce sonic boom noise. The ...

Imagine flying long distances in nearly half the time — and in quiet skies. NASA’s X-59 jet could soon turn supersonic travel ...

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet completed its first test flight on Tuesday morning, bringing ultra-fast commercial air travel one step closer to reality. This $6.4 Million Italian Estate Comes With an 18th ...

It is deja vu all over again as NASA looks toward developing a supersonic transport (SST) with one of the first steps being the design of an aircraft using Quiet Supersonic Technology (QUeSST).

Ed Haering at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center and Ken Plotkin at Wyle have developed a software system capable of displaying the location and intensity of shock waves caused by supersonic ...