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NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft made its second flight on Friday, kicking off a series of dozens of test flights in 2026. Although the flight duration was abbreviated due…
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in…
What We do The High-Speed Flight (HSF) project develops technologies that make high-speed, airbreathing, commercial flight possible from Mach 1…
While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an…
Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…
In 2025, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, advanced work across aeronautics, Earth science, exploration technologies, and emerging…
After years of design, development, and testing, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first…
In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will measure the…
NASA/Jacob Shaw NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind experimental…
A NASA system designed to measure temperature and strain on high-speed vehicles is set to make its first flights at…
Vehicles that travel at hypersonic speeds fly faster than five times the speed of sound. NASA studies the fundamental science…
Technical Challenges (TCs) are finite-duration research and development endeavors supporting the strategic goals of NASA. The Hypersonic Technology project’s Technical…
The Hypersonic Technology project is divided into four research topic areas. The first research topic is system-level design, analysis, and…
Owing to NASA’s Quesst mission and Commercial Supersonic Technology project, there is growing industry interest in commercial aircraft that fly…
NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing…
Flying from New York City to London up to four times faster than what’s currently possible may sound like a…
NASA will deliver the results to U.S. and international regulators, who will consider new rules that would lift the ban…
Learn more about NASA’s X-15 rocket plane.
