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The NASA-Relativity deal hands a private rocket a science mission for the first time

NASA has selected Relativity Space to fly a dedicated planetary-science mission to Mars, the first time a privately developed ...

NASA's X-59 reaches speed and altitude milestones ahead of first quiet supersonic flights

The plane will soon be ready to fly over US communities.
Smithsonian Magazine

In a First, NASA’s Experimental X-59 Plane Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound, Setting the Stage for ‘Quiet’ Supersonic Aircraft

The United States banned supersonic flights over its land in 1973 due to their ear-splitting sonic booms. Experts are ...
Tech Xplore

NASA's X-59 aircraft flies supersonic for first time

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for ...

NASA's X-59 Goes Supersonic For The First Time, Inching Closer To Sonic Thump Theory

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft has officially gone supersonic for the first time, marking a major milestone in the ...

NASA readies the X-59 for its first supersonic flight, SpaceX's Starship grounded and more science stories

This week’s science news. This week, NASA shared more information about its planned moon base missions, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad and the James Webb Space Telescope ...

NASA reveals Artemis III crew that will take the next big step on its journey back to the moon

NASA announced the four astronauts that will join the next Artemis mission — a test flight vital to putting astronauts back ...
Yahoo

NASA shares first photos of Earth taken by Artemis II

NASA released the first photos of Earth taken by the crew of Artemis II on Friday, hours after the mission left Earth's orbit. The first photo, taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, shows the ...
Flightglobal

NASA still targeting 2025 first flight for X-59 supersonic demonstrator

NASA maintains its 2025 target for the X-59 Quesst quiet-supersonic demonstrator’s maiden flight as the programme advances through high-speed taxi testing at Palmdale, despite multiple previous delays ...
MIT Technology Review

NASA is building the first nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft. How will it work?

The agency wants to fly it to Mars by the end of 2028. Experts say that’s … ambitious. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you ...