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X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff

November 6, 2024

Lillian Gipson

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft. These engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircraft’s systems are working together while powered by its own engine.…
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NASA’s X-59 Progresses Through Tests on the Path to Flight

August 13, 2024

Jim Banke

The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to make its first flight. This includes a trio of important structural tests and critical inspections on the path to flight. The X-59 is an experimental plane that will fly faster than the speed of sound without a loud sonic…
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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight

May 15, 2024

Lillian Gipson

NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight. A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety…
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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight

May 15, 2024

Dede Dinius

NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight. A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety…
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After the Concorde, a long road back to supersonic air travel

March 29, 2024

Ars Contributors

Supersonic flight without loud booms? NASA is working on that.
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NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’

February 22, 2024

Dede Dinius

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing a loud sonic boom. To confirm the X-59’s ability to fly supersonic while only producing quiet sonic “thumps,” NASA needs to be able to record these sounds from the ground. The agency recently completed tests…
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NASA X-59 Unveiled During Rollout Ceremony

January 16, 2024

Monika Luabeya

A climactic curtain drop reveals the newly painted red, white, and blue X-59 aircraft during its rollout ceremony on Jan. 12, 2024, at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California – a major milestone before its first flight. A long-standing aviation tradition, rollout ceremonies celebrate years of technical achievements. In the case of the X-59,…
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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft

January 12, 2024

Abbey A. Donaldson

NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for a new generation of commercial aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound. “This is a major accomplishment made possible only…
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NASA’s X-59 Rollout Embodies Aeronautical Tradition

January 9, 2024

Jim Banke

Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s X-59 aircraft is heading out of the hangar – preparing to embark on the first phase of its mission to fly faster than the speed of sound without generating a loud sonic boom. Leadership from NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin will officially unveil the fully completed and…
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NASA Sets Coverage for X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Rollout

January 5, 2024

Roxana Bardan

NASA will provide live coverage as it reveals its X-59 aircraft at 4 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 12, as part of the agency’s Quesst mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible. For the first time, the public will see the painted aircraft, which will be unveiled during a ceremony hosted by prime contractor Lockheed…
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Category: Supersonic Flight

X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff

NASA’s X-59 Progresses Through Tests on the Path to Flight

NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight

NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight

After the Concorde, a long road back to supersonic air travel

NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’

NASA X-59 Unveiled During Rollout Ceremony

NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft

NASA’s X-59 Rollout Embodies Aeronautical Tradition

NASA Sets Coverage for X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Rollout

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