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NASA, Lockheed’s Supersonic X-59 ‘Returned Prematurely’ on Second Flight

Supersonic test aircraft aimed to reach 260 mph at altitude of 20,000 feet.

How NASA Is Using F-15s to Unlock Supersonic Flight

Space agency doubles the jet fighter research fleet for its X-59 quiet supersonic flight program.

NASA Lockheed Martin supersonic X-59 demonstrator

X-59 Debut Could Launch New Era for Commercial Aviation

NASA and Lockheed Martin’s quiet, supersonic research aircraft makes its inaugural flight.

NASA Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-59 supersonic aircraft

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Nears First Flight

Medium- and high-speed taxiing marks the final phase of ground testing for the experimental design.

NASA Lockheed Martin X-59 experimental quiet supersonic aircraft

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Begins Taxi Tests Ahead of First Flight

Agency’s final stage of ground testing will culminate in the experimental model’s inaugural flight, targeted for later this year.

NASA Begins Engine Tests on Experimental X-59

Supersonic research aircraft’s powerplant fired up for the first time at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.

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.

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.

Artist rendition of Aerion supersonic business jet

Is Faster Always Better for Commercial Air Travel?

NASA and SpaceWorks are evaluating the technical and economic viability of supersonic and hypersonic commercial air travel.

NASA’s Supersonic X-59 Clears Critical Ground Tests

The experimental supersonic aircraft has returned to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in California for final assembly.