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NASA gets new F-15 fighter jet to chase its X-59 'quiet' supersonic aircraft

What role will F-15 jets play in the future of supersonic flight?
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NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center lead research pilot David “Nils” Larson details early flight tests of the X-59 experimental aircraft

NASA pilot David “Nils” Larson outlines X-59 early flight tests, design features, risk management, and planned research ...
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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics ...
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X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft for monitoring

NASA’s X-59 test flights rely on chase aircraft to monitor safety, communications, data collection, and instrumentation as ...

Gaze into the Milky Way’s black hole with NASA’s ‘back catalog’ of X-ray data

The most recent CSC update adds more than 400,000 unique compact and extended X-ray sources, as well over 1.3 million ...

When will Crew-12 launch to ISS? Here's what NASA said

NASA plans to launch the Crew-12 mission earlier than intended after a medical evacuation at the ISS. But could the Artemis 2 mission delay it?
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NASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’

NASA has revealed more detail about the recent first flight of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator jet, a milestone the agency describes as demonstrating its continued ability to manage ...

Is there a launch today? Upcoming NASA, SpaceX, ULA launch schedule in Florida

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