NASA is getting ready to go supersonic. The U.S. space agency's experimental X-59 jet designed to eventually travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet completes first wheels-up flight
On April 3, 2026, NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft tucked its landing gear into the fuselage and flew clean for the first time, completing a 90-minute test flight that reached 20,000 feet and a top ...
The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles per hour—about twice as fast as a commercial jet—while limiting the noise of ...
Hypersonic plane startup Hermeus Corp. raised $350 million in a funding round to scale up its efforts to build the fastest uncrewed aircraft ever for the US Department of Defense. The Atlanta-based ...
On April 30, John Persinos, editor-in-chief of Aircraft Value Intelligence, interviewed Oscar Garcia, an aviation ...
The X-59 is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. The ultimate goal is to prove that quiet supersonic flight is a viable option for commercial airlines.
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