The X-59 flew from Palmdale, California, to Edwards, California, traveling from Skunk Works's U.S. Air Force Plant 42 facility to NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center.

A collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin has produced the Quesst, a supersonic aircraft that produces sonic "thumps" ...

On October 30, 2025, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet, a 100-foot aircraft developed at a cost of $247 million, took to the skies ...

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US ...

A new "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week. The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for ...

Initial flying qualities and air data performance were verified during the X-59’s flight, which will be expanded over the coming months.

NASA's experimental X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has begun low-speed taxi tests, marking the final stage before its inaugural flight later this year. The X-59's primary goal is to demonstrate ...

NASA just wrapped engine performance tests on its X-59 research aircraft, which the space agency hopes will prove a means of mitigating supersonic aircraft’s odious sonic booms. NASA and Lockheed ...

A NASA jet designed for quiet supersonic flight has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in California" for 2025. The X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sound of a sonic boom to a gentle "thump." Built by ...

This week, researchers published LIGO findings that hint at the existence of second-generation black holes. Astronomers ...

NASA’s X-59 “Flying Swordfish” has completed its first test flight, marking a breakthrough in quiet supersonic aviation ...