NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...
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[North American X-15 launching Blue Scout Rocket Vehicle]

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OTD In Space - July 17: X-15 Breaks Altitude Record

On July 17, 1962, the American test pilot Bob White broke the world record for the highest altitude flight. He took off from Edwards Air Force Base in a rocket-powered X-15 aircraft and made it to an ...
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration X-15 Transparency Collection

Click to open image viewer. [NASM2006-12828] 70mm glass-mounted slides from the collection North American X-15 Glass-Mounted Color Transparencies (NASA), NASM.2006.0050. Photo by Mark Avino. CC0 Usage ...

Quiet Supersonic X-59 Jet Soars Over California Desert in First Test Flight

PALMDALE, California (Reuters) -NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in ...
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NASA's X-59 jet takes 'flight' without leaving the ground | Space photo of the day for May 20, 2025

NASA's X-59 aircraft was put through its paces for cruising high above the California – all without ever leaving the hangar. NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft was developed by Lockheed ...