NASA Plans to Pilot F-15 Jets Through the Supersonic Shockwaves Generated by the X-59
NASA ‘s X-59 aircraft has been progressing toward its first flight since development began in 2016, with the goal of resurrecting commercial supersonic travel. Next, the agency plans to test jet-mounted shock-sensing cones to measure its “sonic thuds.” NASA has worked on the X-59 for nearly nine years, despite a 50-year ban on civilian supersonic […]
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