Lockheed Martin's X-59 QuessT with quiet SuperSonic Technology. The X-59 will reduce the loudness of a sonic boom. Credit: ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59-a prototype design for a quiet, supersonic commercial airliner-"returned prematurely" to ...

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is catching up with Boom Supersonic by flying its X-59 experimental quiet supersonic aircraft for the first time. Boom has not only flown its test aircraft, but achieved ...

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for aeronautical research, NASA’s experimental ...

NASA's X-59 jet looks ready to fly into the sunset in this new image taken before its second test flight.

NASA's "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet took to the skies for the second time ever on Friday (March 20), but it didn't stay up for ...

The X-59 is the product of a research program NASA started back in 2016 with Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. The program is ...

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...

PALMDALE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA, successfully completed the first flight of the X-59, a revolutionary, quiet ...

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...

A NASA jet designed for quiet supersonic flight has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in California" for 2025. The X-59 aircraft aims to reduce the sound of a sonic boom to a gentle "thump." Built by ...

NASA’s X-59 returned early from its second test flight after a return-to-base call as the pilot and aircraft landed safely at ...