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In what could redefine the future of air travel, NASA’s experimental jet X-59 has successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a historic stride toward the dream of silent supersonic aviation. The sleek, needle-nosed aircraft took off from Palmdale Regional Airport at 10:13 am on Tuesday, October 28, slicing through the skies of southern California without producing the thunderous sonic boom that has long accompanied supersonic speed.

Developed under NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Technology (Quesst) mission, the X-59 is designed to travel faster than sound while drastically reducing the shock waves that generate the explosive boom typically heard on the ground.

Since 1973, supersonic flight over populated areas has been banned in the United States due to the disru

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