The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date ...

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft reached Mach 0.98 in recent Mojave Desert tests, edging toward its goal of quiet supersonic flight. The test included complex maneuvers to assess stability, control, ...

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 and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft has completed its most advanced test flight yet, reaching Mach 0.98 over California’s Mojave Desert. The April 14 flight included ...

Researchers are validating the aircraft's performance before propelling it to supersonic speeds.

PALMDALE, California >> NASA’s X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the sound ...

A new "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week. The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for ...

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

Humankind is always on a quest for speed: You can ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world, the Formula Rossa, at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, and the fastest land speed record was achieved in 1997 ...