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…

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…

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…