Dark Skies Official on MSN

B-58 Hustler Supersonic Nuclear Bomber

During the first years of the Cold War, the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command had a simple defense strategy. If ...

NASA's futuristic new aircraft sparks quiet supersonic revolution with pioneering flight

The X-59 features a distinctive elongated fuselage and wing design aimed at reducing sonic booms to a level of 75 decibels.

Could a new ‘quiet’ supersonic jet cut down your flight time? NASA just ran its first test flight for it

NASA, alongside defense and aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin, led X-59’s first test flight. X-59 took off from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ facility in Palmdale, California, before safely landing ...

Supersonic travel could return – without the boom – as NASA tests X-59 jet

NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet recently completed its first test flight after years of development and delays. Aeronautical engineers at Lockheed Martin designed the aircraft to ...

'Son of Concorde' takes flight! NASA's 100-foot, $247million supersonic jet that can travel from London to New York in under 4 hours takes to the skies for the first time

After years in development, NASA's supersonic jet dubbed 'Son of Concorde' has successfully completed its first test flight.