NASA’s X-59 Quesst: Overturning the 50-Year-Old Supersonic Speed Limit
NASA is addressing the longstanding ban on civilian supersonic flights over land by developing the X-59 aircraft, which aims to minimize sonic booms to mere…
NASA is addressing the longstanding ban on civilian supersonic flights over land by developing the X-59 aircraft, which aims to minimize sonic booms to mere…
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft project has reached a critical milestone with the completion of the Flight Readiness Review, paving the way for future flight…
NASA and Boeing are developing the X-66, an innovative aircraft designed to advance net-zero aviation emissions by 2050. Featuring the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept, it…
Ground tests for NASA’s X-59 aircraft show promising advancements in recording quiet sonic booms, setting the stage for quieter supersonic travel. NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft…
NASA and Boeing’s joint research focuses on how sustainable aviation fuels can mitigate the environmental impact of contrails, aiming to advance greener aviation practices. Contrails,…
The X-59, part of NASA’s Quesst mission, is undergoing painting at Lockheed Martin. This aircraft aims to make supersonic flight quieter and more acceptable for…
NASA and Boeing reveal the new livery for the X-66A, an aircraft designed for sustainable flight and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh….
Forty-four years ago this July, NASA began testing a technology that would become one of the agency’s most visible and beneficial contributions to commercial aviation…
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project, designed as a test platform for electric propulsion technologies, will wrap up operations by September 2023. Despite no maiden…
The U.S. Air Force has designated the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, a collaboration between NASA and Boeing, as the X-66A. The project aims to develop…
The electrification of aviation is viewed as a crucial component in the creation of a fossil fuel-free future. However, electric aviation is faced with a…
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft now has the jet engine that will power it in flight. Earlier this month, at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility…
New Name, Same Great Supersonic Mission Introducing Quesst. Evoking the experimental nature of flight testing and the spirit of aeronautical exploration, Quesst is what NASA…
The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact. As COVID-19’s initial wave crested around the world, travel restrictions…
A heavy chorus of bolting and machinery filled the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, assembly building as engineers, system technicians, and aircraft fabricators worked…
With a $20 million U.S. Department of Energy grant, Stanford researchers plan to use some of the world’s fastest supercomputers to model the complexities of…
While foreign objects continue to present dangers for commercial and military airliner passengers, NASA’s Aviation Safety Program is working on new technology that will use…