NASA’s ground-breaking supersonic jet makes strides toward inaugural flight
NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft. Lockheed Martin/Garry Tice NASA’s X-59 supersonic aircraft. Lockheed Martin/Martin Tice NASA’s experimental X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) plane is preparing for its inaugural test flight later this year. The X-59 is designed to reduce the loud sonic boom produced when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier, potentially enabling supersonic passenger flights …