Decades before hypersonics entered today's headlines, NASA drafted an aircraft that bordered on surreal. Discover the story behind the X-43 Hyper X.

NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested a supersonic jet designed to minimize noise NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested a supersonic jet designed to minimize noise NASA and ...

NASA will use 30 ground recording stations to monitor the sound produced by the X-59 QueSST experimental aircraft. Learn more ...

NASA has revealed more detail about the recent first flight of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator jet, a milestone the agency describes as demonstrating its continued ability to manage ...

Supersonic Jet Test This photo provided by Lockheed Martin shows the X-59 jet plane, which was built by NASA and Lockheed Martin and can move faster than the speed of sound, on Jan. 1, 2025, in ...

A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step ...