NASA awarded the aerospace company Lockheed Martin, which also makes U.S. fighter jets, a $247.5 million contract to build the X-59 craft, and as the images below show, the plane is in its final ...

NASA tested a model of its X-66 plane inside a wind tunnel at the space agency's Langley Research Center. It could be the future of commercial flight.

As per a NASA report, the SCIFLI team will track the capsule as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere after launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Observations will begin near the 200,000-foot mark, ...

A model of the plane with a wingspan of six feet (1.8 meters) was already put through its paces there, in a bid to generate the data required on lift and drag to move forward with the actual build.

NASA's supersleek X-59 plane is designed to break the sound barrier quietly and will launch sometime in 2023. ... This could open the door for new commercial supersonic travel options.

Making the plane tick is a GE Aviation jet engine that generates 22,000 pounds of thrust and will push the X-59 to top speeds of Mach 1.4 (925 mph/1,488 kph) and altitudes of 55,000 feet (15,240 ...

The X-59 during its roll out on Jan. 12, 2024. (Image credit: NASA) Powered by a modified F414-GE-100 engine with 22,000 pounds of thrust, the X-59 is expected to reach Mach 1.4, or 925 mph, at ...

Boeing is pumping the brakes on its experimental X-66 flight demonstrator.. The aircraft—being developed with a transonic truss-braced wing—is on “pause for later consideration” after ...

Boeing and NASA will pause work on the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, an experimental plane design featuring long, thin wings meant to make the plane more fuel efficient.

NASA awarded the aerospace company Lockheed Martin, which also makes U.S. fighter jets, a $247.5 million contract to build the X-59 craft, and as the images below show, the plane is in its final ...