Mach 15? NASA’s 1st Hypersonic Jet Concept That Never Flew But Is Still Relevant Today

Decades before hypersonics entered today's headlines, NASA drafted an aircraft that bordered on surreal. Discover the story ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the ...
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NASA Talk Shows How Most Aircraft Had Model Beginnings

On Tuesday, June 4, at NASA’s Langley Research Center, retired NASA aerospace engineer Joe Chambers will present, “Modeling Flight: The Role of Dynamically Scaled Free-Flying Models in NASA’s Research ...
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Supersonic Silent NASA Aircraft X-59 Completes First Flight — See the Details

NASA has officially revealed new details, photos and videos of the first flight of the X-59 QueSST, the quiet experimental ...
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Industry Uses NASA Wind Tunnels to Design New Airplanes

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NASA's DC-8 airplane makes low pass over the Bay Area during final flight

NASA's DC-8 airplane, dubbed a "flying science laboratory" by the agency, made a low pass over the Bay Area late Wednesday morning during its final journey. The aircraft is being retired in Idaho ...
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While Boeing's passenger planes glitch, NASA is entrusting the company's spaceship with 2 astronauts' lives

Boeing is about to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time. Boeing's latest airplane malfunctions don't necessarily mean the astronauts are in extra danger. Still, ...
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This Is How NASA Is Testing the Supersonic Airplanes of the Future

This might look like some kind of space ship—but it’s actually a model of a supersonic Boeing airliner, being tested in NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The NASA team is working out ...