NASA Reveals the X-59—Its Antidote to the Sonic Boom
The experimental aircraft is expected to fly 1.4 times the speed of sound, or around 925 mph, according to NASA.
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Slovak Air Force Takes Delivery of First 2 F-16 Block 70 Jets
While awaiting delivery of the fighters, a NATO air policing arrangement has been in place with neighboring countries to ensure the protection of Slovakia’s airspace.
First U.S. Moonshot in Decades Will Fall Short—What It Means
This week’s moon mission won’t be the last in 2024 for NASA…or Astrobotic, the company behind Monday’s launch.
Rainbow Helicopters Receives Humanitarian Award
The island-based company came to the aid of Maui fire victims.
Pilatus PD-01 Master Porter Was an Ambitious Concept
Although the airplane was never flown, it definitely stood out when introduced to the public in 1974.
NASA Delays First Crewed U.S. Moon Landing in Half a Century to 2026
The second and third missions in the space agency’s Artemis program—which seeks to return Americans to the moon—were each delayed nearly one year.
Simulating a Bombing Raid in an F-16
The historic 1981 Israeli operation took out Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor.
Boeing Subsidiary Building Airplane with No Traditional Control Surfaces for U.S. Government
DARPA tapped Aurora Flight Sciences to build the X-65, a full-scale, experimental aircraft design without movable external flight controls.
NASA Ready to Roll Out Experimental X-59
Here’s when the aircraft designed to help shape possible future commercial supersonic flight will be revealed at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility.
