NASA will soon test advancements made on a key tool for measuring the unique “sonic thumps” that its quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft will make while flying. A shock-sensing probe is a cone-shaped air data probe developed with specific features…

NASA's Quesst mission has achieved a significant milestone with the start of tests on the X-59's engine, the experimental supersonic aircraft. On October 30, 2024, NASA's X-59 supersonic research aircraft ignited its engine for the first time at the Lockheed…

The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to make its first flight. This includes a trio of important structural tests and critical inspections on the path to flight. With the roll-out ceremony…

NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft on january 12, 2024. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims to gather data that could revolutionize air travel, paving the way for a new generation of commercial…

Boeing has begun extensive modification of an airplane that will become the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD), removing engines and completing 3D metrology scans to inform the plane’s design and build plan. The MD-90 jet’s original wings will soon be…

It's almost time for NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 supersonic jet to make its public debut! NASA will provide live coverage when it reveals its X-59 aircraft at 4pm EST on Friday, January 12, as part of the agency's QueSST mission…

NASA’s QueSST - Quiet Supersonic Technology mission has adjusted the scheduled first flight of its X-59 Experimental Aircraft to 2024. A one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft, the X-59 has required complex engineering from NASA researchers working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk…

Airbus continues to expand its portfolio of products supporting the future of space exploration with the delivery of two new H135 helicopters to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from the Airbus Helicopters, Inc. production and completion facility in…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has signed a $15million HCare Infinite full-availability support solution with Airbus Helicopters, Inc. The comprehensive contract, initially covering two years with the option to extend up to 10, provides the entire spectrum of…

Supersonic commercial travel is on the horizon. NASA awarded Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® a contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator, an X-plane designed to make supersonic passenger air travel a reality. "It is super exciting to…