NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— ...

NASA's 'quiet' supersonic jet completes first flight in potential breakthrough for commercial air travel

Lockheed Martin's revolutionary X-59 supersonic jet completes first test flight, designed to break sound barrier with quiet 'thump' instead of sonic boom.
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Do rockets still launch during a government shutdown? How NASA could feel the effects

Of more than 18,000 workers employed at NASA, about 82.8% of them would be sent home without pay – or furloughed – during a government shutdown. Even if the government were to shut down, NASA's ...