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NASA’s X 59 broke the sound barrier on its first test flight

In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet has shattered the sound barrier without the disruptive sonic boom that has long hindered faster-than-sound commercial travel. This event, ...
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NASA’s new jet is about to break the sound barrier without a boom

After decades of thunderous sonic booms keeping supersonic flight grounded over U.S. cities, a sleek experimental jet from NASA is finally ready to rewrite the rules in the skies. The space agency’s X ...

️ Apparently NASA is flying a 'supersonic plane that doesn't go boom.' Why does breaking the sound barrier make a loud bang in the first place?

I saw the news about NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft. It broke the sound barrier for the first time in June 2026 and flew ...

Supersonic Flight Didn’t End With Concorde. It’s (Quietly) Coming Back.

Two decades after Concorde’s last flight a new class of supersonic commercial jets are on the horizon. Boom Supersonic's experimental XB-1 jet (shown in a Schlieren photograph) has flown at supersonic ...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Broke the Sound Barrier. The Video Is Incredible.

For years now, NASA has been working on the X-59, a supersonic jet that’s also super quiet, reaching ludicrous speeds without sounding like it’s tearing a hole in the sky. According to NASA, that ...

China’s Answer to NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Could Reach Mach 2

China is preparing to test an experimental supersonic passenger aircraft, which can travel at twice the speed of sound with a significantly reduced sonic boom. The TMS-10 demonstrator plane has ...
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NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Completed Its First Test Flight

The "quiet" supersonic aircraft developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin has completed its first flight in California. Dubbed the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology Aircraft, it is a sleek experimental jet ...
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NASA Readies Its Quiet Supersonic Jet for a Noise Test Later This Year

NASA’s experimental supersonic jet recently completed its 25th flight, racking up some serious miles in the air before its noise levels are put to the test. The X-59 took off from NASA’s Armstrong ...
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TBJ's Top 25 of '25: Boom test plane goes supersonic as president loosens restrictions (No. 6)

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Boom Supersonic's demonstration ...