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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet passes key safety review ahead of 1st test flight
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet has successfully completed its Flight Readiness Review, marking a pivotal step towards its first flight.
![a blue and white fighter jet with the NASA logo flies through open sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/79usDyn8ZpbxxtrrXeaLcZ-320-80.jpg)
NASA is 'learning to listen to the X-59' by simulating sonic thumps with fighter jets (photos)
By Brett Tingley published
Scientists recorded sonic booms created by NASA's F/A-18 and F-15D jets for use in the agency's flight test plan for the X-59 Quesst "quiet" supersonic jet.
![A sleek white and blue supersonic jet on the tarmac](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eoeMsEDRnfodPibnxbViVe-320-80.jpg)
NASA unveils its revolutionary X-59 Quesst 'quiet' supersonic jet (photos, video)
By Brett Tingley published
NASA and Lockheed Martin showed off the finished X-59 Quesst jet today, which promises to usher in a new era of quieter supersonic flight.
![a white and blue jet with an elongated nose soars through clouds](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/22qzDNqBt9YNZCfKiFv4Mf-320-80.jpg)
NASA will reveal the new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet today and you can watch live
By Brett Tingley last updated
NASA and Lockheed Martin are finally ready to unveil the new X-59 Quesst on Jan. 12. The supersonic jet designed to break the sound barrier without creating a thunderous sonic boom.
![A head-on shot of NASA's X-59 supersonic jet, whose wingspan stretches across the middle of the photo. Green and black panels of the jet's body reveal sleek, sharp angles. The jet sits on three wheel connected by landing gear struts. The jet sits inside a hanger with white walls, and a grey corrugated door closed behind the jet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqr33ynAuRsUCuCYv59bqG-320-80.jpeg)
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly in new photos
By Samantha Mathewson published
New photos of NASA's X-59 supersonic plane show the aircraft parked on the flight line as it prepares for a series of ground and initial flight tests.
![A General Electric Aviation F414-GE-100 engine was installed on NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft, at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rv9DLDoeDrPpX2F7DGQhNS-320-80.jpg)
NASA's new X-59 supersonic plane gets powerful engine for quiet sonic booms
By Doris Elin Urrutia published
NASA's supersonic X-59 plane is now one step closer to its flight demonstration over U.S. communities now that it has its 13-foot engine for quiet sonic booms.
![The so-called quiet X-59 QueSST.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ujYxAD3AM6uc8sfE39Jjc9-320-80.jpg)
Production of NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet continues amid coronavirus outbreak
By Chelsea Gohd published
"Lockheed Martin is continuing with X-59 production operations."
![An illustration of the X-59 supersonic plane landing on a runway.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TgEFkQVrJgscCHLu2zSasY-320-80.jpg)
NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet could be built by the end of 2020
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA's experimental, supersonic X-plane is on a fast track to flying.
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