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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 ...
Aviation Week

INDUSTRY RENEWS CALL FOR MORE NASA AERONAUTICS FUNDING

INDUSTRY RENEWS CALL FOR MORE NASA AERONAUTICS FUNDING - Industry groups and representatives of academia renewed their calls for a "clear road map" for the future of NASA aeronautics research, ...
Aviation Week Network

Inside NASA’s X-59 Low-Boom Demonstrator

As the first major piloted NASA X-plane to fly in a generation and the first crewed, purpose-built U.S. high-speed research ...
Flightglobal

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 ...
Science Daily

NASA is set to send astronauts around the Moon again

NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple crewed ...
MIT Technology Review

Inside the archives of the NASA Ames Research Center

The center hosts the world’s largest wind tunnel and a rich history of aerospace innovation, preserved in a striking visual archive in the heart of Silicon Valley. At the southern tip of San Francisco ...