NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

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NASA's X-59 has finally taken flight.
The X-59 is NASA's experimental new jet built to break the sound barrier without generating the thunderous sonic booms typically associated with supersonic flight.
After taxiing out of the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Plant 42 facility, the X-59 took off…

This story appeared on space.com, 2025-10-29 10:03:41.076000.
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