The Quesst mission and a “silent” boom The X-59 sits at the center of NASA’s Quest mission, short for quiet supersonic ...

"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Today, many military aircraft can break the sound barrier to enter supersonic flight. Certain commercial models can as well, including the Concorde, which is famous for its record-breaking flights. As ...

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 ...

US aeronautics agency NASA managed to capture the Boom Supersonic XB-1 research aircraft as it broke the sound barrier during its final flight on 10 February. The flight – the XB-1’s second in excess ...

Why it matters: Supersonic flight has existed for nearly 80 years, but remains banned over land due to the deafening sonic booms produced when aircraft exceed Mach 1 (767 mph). NASA and Lockheed ...

NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound — but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Though 2025 is ticking away, NASA still aims to complete the first flight this year of its X-59 Quesst quiet-supersonic demonstrator, saying the team is progressing into high-speed taxi tests and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Boom Technology, the Colorado company working on building the next generation of supersonic jets, has chosen to develop and test its engines of the future ...

The unresponsive plane drew a response from military jets, causing a sonic boom, before it crashed in Virginia in 2023. A federal report said a loss of cabin pressure was likely to blame. By Alexandra ...

Supersonic passenger jets once promised a world where crossing oceans felt as quick as a long lunch break, yet today the ...