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NASA’s X-59 takes off: The race to resurrect supersonic flight begins

October 29, 2025

[ad_1] At last, the X-59 is airborne. NASA’s quiet supersonic airplane took to the skies in Palmdale, California, successfully landing back a few minutes later. While this initial sortie on...

A new airplane silently broke the sound barrier. It looks nothing like NASA’s X-59

February 12, 2025

[ad_1] From the moment Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, zipping from New York to Paris in less than three hours became every traveler’s...