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NASA's X-59 moves under its own power
NASA announced a successful test of its X-59 aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., that could lead to ...
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolls out for its 1st test drive (video)
NASA's recently-retired SOFIA airborne observatory aircraft, the "flying telescope," also called Plant 42 home. The agency's ...
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NASA's X-59 rolls closer to supersonic flight – slowly
NASA's X-59 is taking slow steps towards supersonic flight, beginning taxiing tests at US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, ...
NASA tests new ‘quiet’ supersonic plane capable of London-New York flight in under four hours
NASA has begun testing a new supersonic aircraft, almost 22 years after Concorde flew its last passenger service. The “quiet” ...
New 'Concorde' on brink of cutting flight time between London and New York to 4 hours
According to British Airways, a typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours on ...
NASA's X-59 supersonic jet could fly you from New York to Paris in half the time
NASA's X-59 supersonic jet, dubbed the "son of Concorde," has completed low-speed taxi tests, advancing toward its first ...
NASA tests new supersonic plane with revolutionary tech that solves Concorde's fatal flaw
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind ...
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NASA performs first taxi tests of experimental X-59 supersonic demonstrator
NASA has completed the first taxi tests of its experimental X-59 supersonic demonstrator, which aims to conduct low sonic ...
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NASA X-59 Supersonic Research Aircraft Begins Taxi Tests
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How to watch the Space X launch of the University of Iowa and NASA-backed TRACERS mission
The University of Iowa led NASA TRACERS mission launches today around 1 p.m. Here's how to tune in online or at a Iowa City ...
NASA’s supersonic X-59 jet that could slash NYC-London flight time in half taxis closer to take off
The X-59 jet, dubbed the “son of Concorde,” is one step closer to takeoff after the experimental aircraft taxied on a ...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Begins Taxi Tests Ahead of First Flight
The experimental aircraft has begun a series of low-speed taxi tests at contractor Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in ...