On July 18, 2025, NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic research aircraft basked in golden light on the ramp at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility before being put through a series of ground tests.

The aircraft is undergoing its final round of tests before it finally takes to the sky for the first time. NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet continues to make its way toward the runway. The X-59 was ...

If everything goes according to plan, NASA's Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) program will produce its first results as soon as this year, as the demonstrator plane built for it, the X-59, will ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound — but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom." On July 18, 2025, NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic research aircraft basked in golden ...