The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...

The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils ...

Lockheed Martin's revolutionary X-59 supersonic jet completes first test flight, designed to break sound barrier with quiet 'thump' instead of sonic boom.

X-59 is designed to usher in a new era of air travel with its quiet supersonic technology. NASA’s X-59 aircraft completed its ...

On October 29, 2025, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet made a historic first flight, soaring over the California desert. This ...

In a major milestone in the history of the aerospace sector Boom Supersonic has made a key regulatory breakthrough by being ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have successfully flown the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft for the first time ...

NASA did not announce the flight publicly ahead of time. Following the flight, acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy praised ...

The jet is built in a unique shape to significantly reduce the sonic boom noise made when flights break the sound barrier.

NASA’s groundbreaking X-59 supersonic jet took off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, marking the first test of ...

NASA’s supersonic jet X-59 soared through California’s skies this week, in its first successful test flight, potentially ...

NASA's experimental supersonic jet, the X-59, has completed its first successful test flight over the California desert.