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Nasa’s X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier without the boom, the future of flight just got real

NASA's X-59 supersonic jet completed its inaugural flight on Tuesday morning, October 28, over Southern California's Mojave Desert, approximately one hour after sunrise. The experimental aircraft took ...
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NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...

NASA's X-59 jet will fly faster than speed of sound. 2nd flight today

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier for the first time during historic test flight

Boom Supersonic made history when its XB-1 prototype jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg took off today (January 28th 2025) in the company’s ...