NASA test pilot Mike Lippert took the X-59 into the air for the first time on Oct. 21, flying the one-of-a-kind quiet ...

For nearly 11 years, test pilot Mike Lippert pushed high-performance aircraft to maximum performance.

NASA's X-59 supersonic jet is designed to surpass the speed of sound without producing sonic booms. Here's the latest on testing.

The NASA X-59, an experimental supersonic jet, has reached speeds of Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet during its performance testing, designed to produce a quiet sonic "thump" instead of a disruptive boom. The ...

More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been flying an experimental aircraft designed to replace loud sonic booms with a quieter thump equivalent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA’s experimental X-59 plane in flight on June 5, 2026, the first time the aircraft has reached supersonic speeds. NASA's ...

China is preparing to test an experimental supersonic passenger aircraft, which can travel at twice the speed of sound with a significantly reduced sonic boom. The TMS-10 demonstrator plane has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's supersonic jet recently hit a testing milestone as the agency looks to set the stage for commercial air travel that whizzes ...

NASA’s experimental supersonic jet recently completed its 25th flight, racking up some serious miles in the air before its noise levels are put to the test. The X-59 took off from NASA’s Armstrong ...