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NASA's X-59 moves toward first flight at speed of safety

As NASA's one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and takeoff to cruising and landing—and their decision-making is ...
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Can NASA’s X-59 Silence the Sonic Boom and Redefine Supersonic Flight?

“The X-59’s shape is designed to prevent the shockwaves from coalescing together,” said NASA engineer Craig Nickol, outlining the fundamentals of a mission set to turn on its head a half-century of ...
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Details of the First Flight of NASA's One-of-a-Kind Supersonic X-Plane Are Simply Juicy

It's not set in stone yet, but the date when NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft will finally take off is fast approaching. The space agency already informed us on the most important ...

Nasa's super-fast plane gets ready for test flight

The craft is part of the US space agency's mission to find a way for ordinary planet travel to become much faster. Find out more here.
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NASA's Most Recent X-Plane to Fly for the First Time From Palmdale to Edwards

The "quiet supersonic aircraft's historic first flight is on the horizon, with final ground tests about to begin." That's how NASA decided to mark this year's National Aviation Day, getting us all ...

NASA’s cool careers go beyond a flight to space

NASA offer cool careers that go far beyond being an astronaut. There are plenty of jobs that are just as impressive such as ...