In this jaw-dropping cockpit footage from the U.S. Air Force, you’ll see the mighty Rockwell B-1B Lancer — often called “the Bone” — roar down the runway, launch into supersonic flight, and begin ...

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft completed its second test flight on March 20, 2026, lifting off from the dry lakebed near Edwards, California, before a cockpit warning forced the jet back to the ...

Though the X-59 was designed to negate the “sonic boom” typically found on supersonic aircraft, it has stayed well short of supersonic speeds—at least for now. NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft, part ...

NASA is getting ready to go supersonic. The U.S. space agency's experimental X-59 jet designed to eventually travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight from California.

An experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-59 took to the skies for the first time in October. The plane lifted off from Skunk Works, the famed research and development facility in California ...

The X-59 is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. The ultimate goal is to prove that quiet supersonic flight is a viable option for commercial airlines.