NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour.
Sonic thump!
NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour.
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight on Friday, June 5, 2026.
NASA | Lori Losey
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight on Friday, June 5, 2026.
NASA's experimental aircraft reached a major milestone last week by achieving supersonic speed.
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to…
NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the…
X-59 will soon fly over several U.S. communities to demonstrate its quiet thump noise.
NASA’s futuristic X-59 jet is about to face its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier for the first time. After a…
X-59 flew at Mach 1.4 in preparation for debuting its quiet thump to the public.
