NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have successfully flown the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft for the first time ...

For the first time, NASA's quiet supersonic X-59 is moving under its own power. The experimental aircraft has begun a series of low-speed taxi tests at contractor Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works ...

NASA’s groundbreaking X-59 supersonic jet took off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, marking the first test of ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin's supersonic X-59 aircraft-which moved under its own power for the first time in July-is nearing its maiden flight. The space agency on Tuesday said it is "about to begin" ...

NASA's X-59 is taking slow steps towards supersonic flight, beginning taxiing tests at US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The final part of Phase One development, it's the precursor to ...

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft continues to make progress toward its first flight with a new successful round of testing. The X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet was designed to break the sound barrier ...

Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 and Lockheed Martin's X-59 "quiet supersonic" aircraft is nearing its maiden flight after completing low-speed taxi tests, with medium- and high-speed tests as the final step. The X-59 is ...

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