The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date ...

Researchers are validating the aircraft's performance before propelling it to supersonic speeds.

The space agency released a video of its experimental aircraft performing a series of maneuvers as it soared over ...

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft has reached Mach 0.98 in recent Mojave Desert test flights, edging closer to its goal of quiet supersonic travel. The tests, part of an envelope expansion campaign, ...

Humankind is always on a quest for speed: You can ride the fastest rollercoaster in the world, the Formula Rossa, at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, and the fastest land speed record was achieved in 1997 ...

The Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst, which stands for "Quiet SuperSonic Technology," is an experimental aircraft developed by Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works. That's the same organization that developed ...

A NASA jet designed for quiet supersonic flight has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in California" for 2025. The X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sound of a sonic boom to a gentle "thump." Built by ...

Not long is left now until American space agency NASA sends a brand-new research aircraft called X-59 into the sky. Part of the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) program, it's a piece of equipment ...

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 ...