NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone, flying Mach 1.4 (about 924 mph) and an altitude of 55,000 feet, ...
NASA's Quesst mission looks to develop a supersonic aircraft that could one day transform commercial air travel in the United States.
NASA has opened its new Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia. The advanced wind tunnel will support future aircraft ...
California has played a central role in NASA's push to test its X-59 jet and usher in an era of commercial supersonic air travel. Here's what to know.
NASA and Lockheed Martin introduced the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft on January 12, 2024, presenting it as a research plane designed to fly faster than sound without the explosive boom people ...
NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft is central to the effort to lift the FAA's 53-year ban on supersonic flight over land, aiming to reduce sonic booms to quieter "sonic thumps." Retired U.S. Air Force ...
NASA plans to conduct community overflights beginning this year, flying the X-59 over select American cities to collect public feedback on the “sonic thump.” Still, in some quarters, the dream lives ...
NASA's new wind tunnel has a diameter of 20 feet and stands 24 feet tall, with wind speeds of up to 117 miles per hour. It ...
All-electric, autonomous aircraft developer Wisk Aero announced a fresh five-year research partnership with NASA to establish advanced air mobility standards to eventually introduce autonomous ...
OSHKOSH – NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and several NASA aircraft will be featured at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026, according to a community announcement. The Experimental Aircraft Association's ...
The simulation is one of the latest milestones under Wisk and NASA’s five-year Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (NRSAA), focused on advancing autonomous aircraft under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR ...