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NASA Fires Up Supersonic Experimental Aircraft with Full Afterburner
The powerplant that is meant to take the X-59 to supersonic speeds, the F414-GE-100, was put through its paces at Lockheed ...
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X-59: NASA jet hits silent supersonic milestone with first full afterburner test
NASA achieves a major milestone with the successful completion of the X-59 engine burn test, in preparation for test flights ...
How Did NASA Improve The F-15's Life Support Systems For Flight Testing of the Supersonic X-59?
Life Support System for use on NASA's supersonic F-15 chase/test platform in preparation for the future X-59 Program.
Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...
X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Rolled Out At Skunk Works
Today’s rollout, which took place at the Skunk Works facility within the U.S. Air Force's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, ...
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7 shocking scientific events set to blow your mind in 2025: Interesting Engineering
On December 12, at the Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, NASA completed the first full burn test, a critical milestone before the project’s full flight testing in 2025. The X-59 is ...
America's worst commute is a 90-minute slog from one California city
Palmdale, in California's Antelope Valley, has America's longest work commute times at over 90 minutes round trip.