computer intricacies, structural evaluations, and ground assessments underscores NASA's commitment to safety and efficiency. As the X-59 prepares for its maiden flight, the eyes of the aviation ...

Starting on Oct. 30, engineers with NASA's X-59 Quesst program (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) have been conducting test runs of the jet's engines at the storied Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in ...

American space agency NASA and defence specialists Lockheed Martin have started testing the jet engine that powers the X-59 ...

(Image credit: NASA/Carla Thomas) Jay Brandon, NASA’s X-59 chief engineer ... cameras combined with terrain data from an advanced computer system. While the cockpit includes real windows ...

“The first phase of the engine tests was really a warm-up to make sure that everything looked good prior to running the engine,” said Jay Brandon, NASA’s X-59 chief engineer. “Then we ...

Sometimes it is hard to remember just how far computers have come in the last three or four decades. An old NASA video (see below) has been restored with better sound and video recently that shows ...

What You Need to Know: NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on October 30. Developed by Lockheed Martin's ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over ...