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NASA adds F-15 fighter jets to push supersonic flight into a new era

NASA has taken a significant step forward in its pursuit of quieter supersonic flight by adding two F-15 aircraft to its ...

NASA's ultra-quiet X-59 aircraft just took to the skies for the first time

Quesst is the result of a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and NASA to build a supersonic aircraft that can fly over ...
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NASA Releases More Chase Plane In-Flight Photos of the X-59, And They’re Glorious

American space agency NASA released new images of the first flight of the X-59, but also details on what's next for the program.
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How NASA Is Using F-15s to Unlock Supersonic Flight

Space agency doubles the jet fighter research fleet for its X-59 quiet supersonic flight program.
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Retired Oregon Air National Guard F-15s Enter NASA Service to Chase X-59 Supersonic Plane

American space agency NASA gets its hands on two more F-15 fighter jets, one to fly alongside the X-59 experimental aircraft, ...
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X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft for monitoring

NASA’s X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft to monitor safety, communications, data collection, and instrumentation as ...
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NASA progresses X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator towards planned first flight before year-end

Though 2025 is ticking away, NASA still aims to complete the first flight this year of its X-59 Quesst quiet-supersonic demonstrator, saying the team is progressing into high-speed taxi tests and ...
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NASA and Lockheed Martin achieve first flight of X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator

NASA and partner Lockheed Martin have made good on their plan to have the X-59 supersonic demonstrator airborne before year-end. The jet, commissioned by NASA to test design features intended to ...
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for aeronautical research, NASA’s experimental ...