NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.
The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles ...
NASA is getting ready to go supersonic. The U.S. space agency's experimental X-59 jet designed to eventually travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.
The space agency released a video of its experimental aircraft performing a series of maneuvers as it soared over ...
On April 3, 2026, NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft tucked its landing gear into the fuselage and flew clean for the first ...
The X-59 is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. The ultimate goal is to prove that quiet supersonic flight is a viable option for commercial airlines.