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By Brett Tingley Published
NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.

By Jessie Hamill-Stewart Published
Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure, and in particular military satellites, on a weekly basis, according to the head of UK Space Command.

By Matthew Powell Published
An academic looks at the risks of drone aircraft, from airplanes to civilian attacks and injuries.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound — but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom."

By Lisa D. Sparks Published
A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic flight quieter than ever before.

By Brett Tingley Published
NASA recently took its new X-59 "quiet' supersonic jet for a drive during taxi tests, one of the final hurdles between the aircraft and its first flight.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen during its “aluminum bird” systems testing, verifying how its systems work together, respond to pilot inputs and handle injected failures.

By Brett Tingley Published
A California man has been sentenced to jail for flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and photographing the installation.

By Julian Dossett Published
NASA and Boom Supersonic released an incredible photo capturing the shock waves of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a Feb. 10 test flight.
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