NASA’s X-59 Completes ‘Cruise Control’ Engine Speed Hold Test
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on a ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk...
Category : Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 Progresses Through Tests on the Path to Flight
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Life Support Technician Mathew Sechler provides support as the X-59’s ejection seat is...
NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA recently completed a series of tests to reduce risks prior to Phase 2...
NASA X-59 Unveiled During Rollout Ceremony
NASA and Lockheed Martin publicly unveil the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The...
NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the apron outside Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility at dawn in Palmdale, California. The X-59 is the...
Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight...
NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft
3 min read NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft NASA’s X-59 research aircraft moved from its construction site to the flight...
