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NASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’

NASA has disclosed further details of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator's maiden flight on 28 October, marking the ...

This Is NASA's Fastest Aircraft Ever

Only three of these aircraft were built, with one being destroyed and two operating successfully. The X-43 testbed aircraft ...

Relive the First Flight of NASA’s ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Jet With This Thrilling Video

NASA recently released a video that captures the first flight of its X-59 supersonic aircraft as it soared above the Southern ...
Yahoo

NASA's about to fly its powerful X-plane. It could make history.

Planes that fly faster than the speed of sound create thunderous supersonic booms. But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an ...

Is NASA closing Goddard Space Flight Center? Here's what to know

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland is facing controversy over potential building closures. Here's what's been ...

NASA says Boeing's Starliner to fly again but without astronauts first

After the Boeing Starliner's troubled June 2024 flight test, Starliner will get another NASA mission. But it will be uncrewed ...

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Soars In First Flight Highlights

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted its historic first-ever flight. See the flight highlights here. Credit: NASA ...
Earth.com

NASA's Dream Chaser 'mini shuttle' has a flight schedule change

NASA and Sierra Space are skipping the ISS on Dream Chaser’s first mission, opting for a 2026 free flight to test the ...

NASA's closure plans for Goddard could be felt in Florida. Here's how

The Kennedy Space Center in Florida is among several organizations that collaborate with Goddard whose work could be impacted ...
Mashable

NASA's testing a futuristic plane. You might fly on it.

NASA isn't just considering a futuristic plane on Mars. It's developing the future of your commercial planes, too. The space agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project — intended to slash the ...

NASA reduces flights on Boeing's Starliner after botched astronaut mission

NASA on Monday slashed the number of astronaut missions on Boeing's Starliner contract and said the spacecraft's next mission ...
Los Angeles Times

These two planes will be flying unusually low over L.A. Here’s why NASA says not to worry

Look up in the sky! No, really, look. Are those planes supposed to be that low? But don’t worry, says NASA, because the aircraft you are seeing are conducting research and studying atmospheric data.