NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft continues to make progress toward its first flight with a new successful round of testing. The X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet was designed to break the sound barrier ...

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...

On July 18, 2025, NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic research aircraft basked in golden light on the ramp at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility before being put through a series of ground tests.

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 ...

Supersonic Jet Test This photo provided by Lockheed Martin shows the X-59 jet plane, which was built by NASA and Lockheed Martin and can move faster than the speed of sound, on Jan. 1, 2025, in ...

See supersonic X-59 jet from Skunk Works Lockheed Martin Skunk Works' X-59 aircraft won a top California manufacturing award. The jet is designed hit supersonic speeds without a loud sonic boom.