Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
In a first, NASA's experimental X-59 plane flew faster than the speed of sound, setting the stage for 'quiet' supersonic aircraft
On June 5, NASA’s experimental X-59 plane went supersonic for the first time. The aircraft zoomed through the sky at a top ...
History-Computer on MSN
These Experimental Aircraft Were Too Ahead of Their Time
Over the last 122 years of flight, there certainly hasn't been a lack of innovation. Engineers, designers, and pilots all ...
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NASA's X-59 May Be Days Away From Supersonic Flight
Agency says the experimental, quiet aircraft is expected to break the sound barrier in early June.
At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...
Tests are being carried out by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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