NASA’s experimental quiet supersonic plane passes another critical milestone

Just days after NASA’s experimental X-59 plane flew at supersonic speeds for the first time, the space agency has announced ...

NASA’s X-59 “frankenjet” tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental ...

NASA’s X-59 plane goes supersonic for the first time

NASA’s experimental X-59 plane is one step closer to making faster-than-sound flight quiet after the aircraft flew supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a peak speed of 713 miles per hour ...
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This NASA aircraft could search for alien life on Saturn

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is home to vast lakes and seas - not of water, but of liquid methane and ethane. In this video, ...
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In a First, NASA’s Experimental X-59 Plane Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Setting the Stage for ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Aircraft

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are building a plane that should travel at those speeds but create only gentle thumps ...
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NASA to resume supersonic aircraft tests. Here's what to know

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.
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NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight

NASA’s safety advisers say that while progress continues in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to ...

NASA inspector general suggests Boeing’s Starliner will now be a decade late

NASA’s inspector general released an audit Tuesday of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, and it looks increasingly likely ...

A Vintage, Last-of-Its-Kind Aircraft Will Launch NASA’s Swift Rescue Mission

Northrop Grumman’s Orbital Sciences Corporation selected Marshall Aerospace to perform the design and conversion of Stargazer to accommodate its new duties. The new design allows the aircraft to carry ...

Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem.
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Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear

A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding across the runway on its belly and sending plumes of flame behind it, a video posted to ...