But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an endeavor that seeks to turn the booms to "barely audible" thumps and make ...

The test demonstrated the engine's ability to operate within temperature limits and with adequate airflow for flight," NASA wrote in a statement in December 2024 along with a photo of an ...

The multiple-hour simulation on Dec. 5, 2024 matched up both Sierra Space and NASA Johnson Space Center controllers, said Jerry Jason, Dream Chaser flight director, told Space.com. "We're ...

Currently, aircrafts that break the sound barrier create a sonic boom, which officials said can be disruptive to communities below the path of flight. If successful, the X-59 could change that, ...

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit’s reflection is pictured on the helmet visor of a spacesuit in this photograph he took inside the International Space Station’s Quest ...

First, though, NASA’s bird has to get off the ground. Originally intended to fly by 2021, delays have pushed back the X-59’s first flight to sometime in mid-2025. NASA/Steve Freeman NASA’s X ...

They shared the ride to save money but parted company an hour into the flight ... his jacket lapel Tuesday night for good luck. The U.S. remains the only one to have landed astronauts. NASA ...