Diesel aircraft engines promise lower fuel burn and cheaper operating costs at a time when every gallon and every kilogram matter in the air. Yet as manufacturers push these powerplants into more ...

NASA's Quesst mission looks to develop a supersonic aircraft that could one day transform commercial air travel in the United ...

Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

NASA's X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier as the agency looks forward to the aircraft's first supersonic flight this month.

California has played a central role in NASA's push to test its X-59 jet and usher in an era of commercial supersonic air ...

The milestone comes after a busy testing period for NASA. Since the first flight on 28 October 2025, the team has completed 16 flights in the last 90 days ...

Traveling at the speed of sound may actually be on the horizon. NASA’s supersonic aircraft, dubbed “son of Concorde” after its predecessor, successfully broke the sound barrier for the first time. The ...

The X-59 went supersonic for the first time on June 5, reaching a top speed of approximately Mach 1.1 (713 mph) and an altitude of 43,400 feet on an 81-minute mission from Edwards Air Force Base in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA is getting ready to go supersonic. The U.S. space agency's experimental X-59 jet designed to eventually travel faster than ...

Regular supersonic flight in the United States may be closer than ever as NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft achieved supersonic speed Friday. The agency, in a blog post, said the achievement is a ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is resurrecting the dream of passengers flying faster than the speed of sound after it ...