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NASA to modify two F-15 fighter jets to support development of silent supersonic X-59

NASA’s experimental X-59 silent supersonic aircraft performed its historic first flight in October last year. Built by ...
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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 first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics ...
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This Is NASA's Fastest Aircraft Ever

The fastest air-breathing vehicle ever built was the NASA X-43. Only three of these aircraft were built, with one being destroyed and two operating successfully. The X-43 testbed aircraft measured 12 ...

Billionaire NASA chief will allow ‘exceptional’ employees to fly in his privately-owned fighter jet

Aside from offering up his jet, Isaacman is also donating his $221,900 annual salary to Space Camp – an educational summer ...
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NASA's Most Recent X-Plane to Fly for the First Time From Palmdale to Edwards

The "quiet supersonic aircraft's historic first flight is on the horizon, with final ground tests about to begin." That's how NASA decided to mark this year's National Aviation Day, getting us all ...
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NASA Adds Two F-15 Aircraft to Support Supersonic Flight Research

Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, transitioning from military service to a new role enabling ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Soars In First Flight Highlights

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted its historic first-ever flight. See the flight highlights here. Credit: NASA Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints appoints 14 men to council, ...
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NASA's X-59 moves under its own power

July 22 (UPI) --NASA's quest for a quieter supersonic jet passed an early test after its X-59 aircraft was able to taxi at low speed at a manufacturing plant in California. The space agency on Tuesday ...
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NASA’s new X-plane has 14 electric motors

This past winter, NASA announced it was going to bring back its X-planes, a series of experimental aircraft designed to test new technologies, dating back to the first plane to break the sound barrier ...
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NASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’

NASA has revealed more detail about the recent first flight of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator jet, a milestone the agency describes as demonstrating its continued ability to manage ...