NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Broke The Sound Barrier On Its First Test Flight

A collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin has produced an experimental jet capable of flying beyond the speed of sound ...

NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic X-59 jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph — soared across the California ...

Nasa’s X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier without the boom, the future of flight just got real

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...

Experimental ‘quiet’ 925mph Nasa jet dubbed ‘flying swordfish’ paves way for supersonic holidays after historic take-off

SUPERSONIC holiday flights over land are one step closer after an experimental “quiet” supersonic Nasa jet took flight. Late ...

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Sonic boom heard over Washington is a rare sound with a rich history

NORFOLK — People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound that has a rich history in American aviation and possibly a muted future: A sonic boom. The boom was ...
WTOL

180th Fighter Wing: 'Loud boom' Thursday was jet breaking sound barrier

At approximately 5:20 p.m., an F-16 fighter jet assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing broke the sound barrier, causing a sonic boom over the Northwest Ohio area. The sonic boom was ...
WIVB-TV

Sonic boom heard over Washington is a rare sound with a rich history

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — People living in and ...