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NASA's X-59 silences the sonic boom – 3-hour cross-country flights are back

NASA's X-59 successfully reduced sonic booms from thunder-level 105 decibels to whisper-quiet 75 decibels, potentially ending the 50-year supersonic flight ban.
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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics ...
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Inside NASA’s X-59 Low-Boom Demonstrator

As the first major piloted NASA X-plane to fly in a generation and the first crewed, purpose-built U.S. high-speed research aircraft since the X-15 of the 1960s, the X-59 low-boom ...
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New video takes you into the cockpit for 1st flight of NASA's new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA A new video ...
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NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...
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NASA unveils its X-59 quiet supersonic jet

If you're a fan of high-tech aircraft, you're going to love this! A much-awaited unveiling and a promise to revolutionize commercial aviation. “Today we are witnessing history,” said John Clark, ...
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NASA's Ultra-Quiet X-59 Aircraft Just Took To The Skies For The First Time

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 ...
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NASA's X-59 jet ready to transform supersonic travel with flight in 2025

NASA's X-59 jet ready to transform supersonic travel with flight in 2025 NASA is ready to launch a jet faster than the speed of sound but without the noise. The X-59 is designed to reach speeds of ...
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NASA Releases More Chase Plane In-Flight Photos of the X-59, And They’re Glorious

At the end of October 2025, American space agency NASA finally flew, for the first time, its brand-new X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. It was a rather short, unspectacular flight, but it ...
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Retired Oregon Air National Guard F-15s Enter NASA Service to Chase X-59 Supersonic Plane

At the time when most of us were getting ready to unpack our Christmas gifts, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, was already celebrating: on December 22, it received two F ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Soars In First Flight Highlights

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