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NASA is working with its partners to enable new choices for high-speed air travel, starting with commercial supersonic flight over land through the Quesst mission and the experimental X-59 airplane. Even faster flight some day through hypersonic technology is not impossible. Keep an eye on this page for updates about these topics.

👁 The image shows a moment from a computational fluid dynamics simulation of the X-59 aircraft concept during supersonic flight.

Latest Supersonic News

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NASA Chase Aircraft Ensures X-59’s Safety in Flight 

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NASA Adds Two F-15 Aircraft to Support Supersonic Flight Research

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NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight

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NASA’s X-59 Completes First Flight, Prepares for More Flight Testing

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Quesst Mission

NASA's Quesst mission is to lead a government-industry team to collect data that could make commercial supersonic flight over land possible, dramatically reducing air travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world. The centerpiece of the mission is the X-59 aircraft.

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👁 NASA’s X-59 flies above the Mojave Desert against a blue sky. Its long nose points slightly upward to the right, with the landing gear down. The aircraft is side-lit, with layered mountains visible in the background during its ferry to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

Supersonic E-Books

Here are links to three e-books that are free to download. Each offer a different perspective on the history of supersonic research by NASA and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

Quieting the Boom

The Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator and the Quest for Quiet Supersonic Flight

Probing the Sky

Selected NACA Research Airplanes and Their Contributions to Flight

Quesst Mission Image Gallery

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Aeronautics @ Home

A collection of activities and lessons to learn more about NASA Aeronautics and the science of flight that you can do at home.

STEM Learning Resources

Explore hands-on activities, interactive lesson plans, educator guides, and other downloadable content related to aeronautics.

Aeronautics Backgrounds

Take video calls from your home or office in the cockpit of the X-59 or from inside a wind tunnel! And other aviation themes.

Free E-Books to Download

Add these books covering NASA Aeronautics and other aviation and space topics to your electronic library.

NASA X Video Files

This binge worthy page collects aeronautics-themed topics from the popular NASA X video series.

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Air Traffic Solutions

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