Nov. 6 (UPI) --NASA engineers fired the engines on the X-59 research aircraft in advance of planned test flights to determine if the aircraft can reduce sonic booms and make supersonic flight over ...

NASA fired up RS-25 engine No. 20001 at the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center at Bay St. Louis, ...

NASA has announced that it has completed the first full burn test for its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. Conducted on December 12 at NASA's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, this ...

There will soon come a time when NASA will prove that supersonic aircraft flight is possible over populated areas without disturbing people and perhaps even shattering windows. Such a reality will be ...

A countdown is underway at NASA's Florida spaceport, ticking down the days until the public can experience a rocket engine test closer than ever before — by standing directly under the engine's nozzle ...

Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center deliver, lift, and install the first new production RS-25 engine on the Fred Haise Test Stand on Feb. 18. Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin NASA’s Stennis Space Center ...