NASA is planning to fly its F-15B jets through supersonic shock waves in order to help test its revolutionary X-59 jet. When ...

NASA's X-59 aircraft has been marching toward a fest flight since it entered development in 2016 with the goal of bringing back commercial supersonic travel. Next, the agency will test jet-mounted ...

NASA will soon test advancements made on a key tool for measuring the unique "sonic thumps" that its quiet supersonic X-59 ...

Lockheed Martin's X-59 QuessT with quiet SuperSonic Technology. The X-59 will reduce the loudness of a sonic boom. Credit: Space.com | foortage courtesy: Lockheed Martin|edited by Steve Spaleta Music: ...

Feature Sitting in the hangar of Lockheed Martin's famous Palmdale, California Skunk Works facility is one of the oddest ...

The agency said Thursday the new technology, a shock-sensing probe, will be instrumental in validating computer models and ...

What You Need to Know: NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on October 30. Developed by Lockheed Martin's ...

PALMDALE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA Aeronautics, started X-59 engine run testing, marking the aircraft's final major ...

Supersonic flight means planes travel much faster and journeys take less time. It's hoped the X-59 could fly at 1.4 times the speed of sound - or 925 miles per hour, and experts hope the data it ...

PALMDALE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA Aeronautics, started X-59 engine run testing, marking the aircraft's final major ...