A new airplane silently broke the sound barrier. It looks nothing like NASA’s X-59
Thanks to upgraded engines and advanced computers that monitor weather in real time, Boom Supersonic achieved the holy grail ...
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Quiet NASA Supersonic X-59 Jet Moves Closer to Maiden Flight
NASA and Lockheed Martin have completed three engine run tests of the X-59 aircraft for its planned 2025 first flight under ...
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NASA's X-59 turns up power, throttles through engine tests
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a ...
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NASA moves up return date for Boeing Starliner astronauts after swapping SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
Between now and Crew-10's new target launch date of March 12, Endurance must undergo refurbishment, trunk stacking, ...
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New NASA Aircraft Guidance System to Help Trim Research Cost
Learn how NASA might lower its Earth science study costs through Soxnav, a new aircraft guidance system helping optimize ...
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NASA Snaps the Throttle of Its X-59 Supersonic Demo Plane, First Flight Coming in 2025
American space agency NASA announced it has concluded the ground engine tests for the X-59 supersonic airplane, first flight coming later this year ...
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NASA explores Earth science with new navigational system
NASA and its partners recently tested an aircraft guidance system that could help planes maintain a precise course even while ...
BioSCape shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
New studies co-led by UB show how 160 scientists mapped South Africa’s biodiversity using NASA aircraft and fieldwork.
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GoAero Awards $500,000 For Emergency Rescue VTOLs
GoAero has announced the winners of the first stage of its contest to field an emergency response ...
NASA project to study lightning fires hits flying milestone
The IGNIS project, a collaboration with Australian universities, will use sensors to provide a “3D view inside a thundercloud ...
The aircraft that may fly like a flock of geese
Some species of birds like geese save energy by flying in close formation. Airliners could use a similar trick to burn less ...
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Wind over its wing: NASA's X-66 model tests airflow
NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in ...