SAN DIEGO — In the not-too-distant future, the five-hour flight from San Diego to New York could be cut in half. The X-59, a quiet supersonic technology x-plane (Quesst), is the heart of the mission ...

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 ...

NASA unveiled the X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft designed to produce a quieter sonic boom. The explosive noise happens when an aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound. Though the ...

Some aspects of the X-56A drone’s design, such as the landing gear systems and cameras, will be modified to demonstrate that a digital model can be reliably certified for flight before the physical ...

Boeing is building the X-66 experimental aircraft with NASA, aiming to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 30%. The X-66 uses a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) design based on a modified ...