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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet test fires engine for 1st time
NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing toward its first flight test after completing a set of engine run tests ...
NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time
But NASA wants to show that faster-than-sound travel is possible without the annoyance of the boom, which is where its X-59 ...
How NASA’s X-59 recycled decades-old plane parts to make silent supersonic flight possible
The new supersonic plane breaks the mold with a radical new shape and digital cockpit, but it relies on ancient parts to make ...
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National Geographic group finds world's largest coral
NASA runs first engine tests on supersonic X-59 research aircraft Nov. 6 (UPI) -- NASA engineers fired the engines on the ...
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X-59 Engine Roars, Lockheed Martin Starts Last Major Ground Test
PALMDALE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA ...
Denmark becomes 48th nation to sign Artemis Accords for space exploration
Denmark is a founding member of the European Space Agency and on Wednesday formally committed to safe and responsible space ...
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NASA To Monitor How The X59 Supersonic Plane Sounds
NASA will use 30 ground recording stations to monitor the sound produced by the X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft. Learn more ...
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NASA fires up super-quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft
Vid The aircraft NASA hopes will usher in a new generation of transport that's supersonic but also relatively quiet has fired ...
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NASA, Skunk Works Test Engine for X-59 Experimental Aircraft
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works subsidiary have started the first testing phase of an engine that will power the X-59 ...
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NASA's X-59 supersonic jet nears first flight, passes engine tests
NASA 's revolutionary X-59 jet, or the Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft, has passed its first engine tests. The ...
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NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time
“The first phase of the engine tests was really a warm-up to make sure that everything looked good prior to running the engine,” said Jay Brandon, NASA’s X-59 chief engineer. “Then we ...
NASA testing new X-59 aircraft engines, designed to fly supersonic speeds without the sonic booms
NASA has marked a major milestone in its creation of an experimental aircraft. A team has started engine testing for the X-59 ...