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Details of the First Flight of NASA's One-of-a-Kind Supersonic X-Plane Are Simply Juicy

American space agency NASA is busy checking the safety systems and the procedures for the first flight of the X-59 supersonic aicraft.
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NASA's X-59 moves toward first flight at speed of safety

As NASA's one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from ...
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator moves toward first flight

NASA’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator nears first flight, aiming to prove quiet supersonic travel and pave the way for overland ...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Begins Taxi Tests Ahead of First Flight

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has begun low-speed taxi tests, a final step before its first flight later this year. The X-59 is designed to reduce sonic booms to a "gentle thump," potentially ...
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NASA’s X-59 moves under its own power

July 22 (UPI) --NASA's quest for a quieter supersonic jet passed an early test after its X-59 aircraft was able to taxi at low speed at a manufacturing plant in California. The space agency on Tuesday ...
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NASA's X-59 rolls closer to supersonic flight – slowly

NASA's X-59 is taking slow steps towards supersonic flight, beginning taxiing tests at US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The final part of Phase One development, it's the precursor to ...