A collaboration between NASA and Lockheed Martin has produced an experimental jet capable of flying beyond the speed of sound ...

During the first years of the Cold War, the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command had a simple defense strategy. If the conflict ever turned hot, they would have in their ranks fighter and ...

Video. NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested the X-59, a supersonic jet designed to fly faster than sound with minimal noise — a step toward reviving quiet, high-speed commercial travel.

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...

A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the ...

The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...

Michael Liemohn, University of Michigan When I imagine the future of space commerce, the first image that comes to mind is a farmer’s market on the International Space Station. This doesn’t exist yet, ...

As temperatures increase, trains and subways are becoming unendurable. Potential solutions include everything from cooling ...

A futuristic-looking aircraft that could pave the way for a new Concorde has taken to the skies for the first time. The ...

Designed by NASA and built by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, the X-59 represents a decade-long effort to minimise ...

The X-59 has been jointly developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, the same facility that made some of ...