Building an operational supersonic jet engine was no less than a technological marvel. It served as a stepping stone to the ...

The agency needed to create a new ultra-sensitive probe to measure the X-59’s sonic ‘thumps.’ As Lockheed Martin prepares for ...

NASA achieves a major milestone with the successful completion of the X-59 engine burn test, in preparation for test flights ...

The past year in aerospace was so full of exciting developments that we had a tough time picking a final five. From the rise ...

A US supersonic jet racing to become the next Concorde has reached another major milestone ahead of an even bigger step ...

Two decades ago the Concorde took its first-ever flight. It became supersonic in 1969, flying passengers from New York to London in less than three hours. It was the only aircraft in the British ...

CHINA is vying to take on the ‘Son of Concorde’ with an even faster supersonic jet that could blast from London to New York ...

"X-B1 is the first independently developed supersonic aircraft," said chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg. "We've developed it on our own and I'm excited to be part of the team ...

The supersonic passenger jet the Concorde stopped flying in 2003, and on its last flight, its already-luxurious meal service ...

This is a key milestone in developing the Yunxing supersonic civilian jet, which will fly people from London to New York in less than two hours. They aim to have the aircraft ready for its first ...

Even so, XB-1’s successes stand in contrast to the X-59 program, a government-backed effort to develop “Quiet SuperSonic Technology.” This program began in 2016, and long-established aerospace giant ...