NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests.

During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a ...

The X-15 hypersonic research program was a joint venture between Nasa and the US Air Force - and it led to the creation of ...

For nearly a decade, the X-15 - the fastest flying manned aircraft ever made - completed 199 missions at record breaking ...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft is set to launch on February 26, embarking on a mission to detect water hidden in lunar ...

The X-15 is the only conventional aircraft that has ever been flown above the “Karman Line” separating the Earth’s atmosphere from space.

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...

But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an endeavor that seeks to turn the booms to "barely audible" thumps and make ...

And the plane that would ultimately achieve that goal would be the experimental Bell X-1 jet. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, later becoming NASA), the newly formed U.S. Air ...

How do scientists track these objects? NASA and other space agencies use advanced technology to keep an eye on asteroids, especially the ones that come close to Earth. They rely on radar systems ...

She made parachute fabric. Later she worked for North American Aviation working on the X-15 aircraft, the SR-71Blackbird and the Minute Man I and II. She worked for Biodynamics and Regency ...

NASA and Firefly Aerospace, a Cedar Park, Texas, company that manufactures and operates launch vehicles and spacecraft. Launched: Jan. 15. Launch ... analysis, the Jet Propulsion ...