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Can AI and new materials improve aerospace design? Inside NASA TTT research

NASA’s Transformational Tools and Technologies project integrates AI, advanced materials, and computational methods to ...

NASA to resume supersonic aircraft tests. Here's what to know

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...
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NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet ended its 2nd flight early after a warning

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft lifted off for its second test flight on March 20, 2026, but a warning indicator forced ...
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NASA gets new F-15 fighter jet to chase its X-59 'quiet' supersonic aircraft

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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Back for Round 2. Here’s What to Expect

For the second flight, NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less will be at X-59’s controls. Less will take off and land the aircraft ...
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NASA testing supersonic aircraft that produces no sonic booms

HAMPTON, Va. — NASA is in the process of testing a new, experimental aircraft designed to achieve supersonic flight… but without the loud, sonic boom. The X-59 QUESST — short for Quiet SuperSonic ...
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NASA Spills All the Beans on Skunk Works X-59 Experimental Aircraft's First Flight

At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...