"This test confirmed that all components — software, mechanical linkages, and control laws — work together as intended." ...

American space agency NASA performs another critical test on the X-59 experimental aircraft, moving one step closer to first ...

N ASA’s X-59 supersonic jet, developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin’s renowned Skunk Works division, is poised to ...

NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin are developing the X-59 to reduce the sound of a sonic boom to a quieter "thump." The aircraft is at the center of NASA's Quesst mission, which will use ...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on a ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, during sunset. The ...

The X-59 QueSST (a rather loose acronym for “Quiet ... The science of supersonic shock waves is well understood at this point, and neither NASA nor Lockheed Martin really need a physical ...

But NASA’s newest X-plane, the X-59 QueSST, which is expected to fly in 2021, will provide data that will allow engineers to scale down those booms, so that they sound more like muted thumps.

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