9K views · 104 reactions | NASA’s X-59 historic test flight  Yesterday, the X-59, designed to break the sound barrier with minimal noise, took to the skies for the first time. After takeoff, the aircraft turned north toward Edwards Air Force Base, where it landed safely about an hour later near NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. | Aviation Addicts | Facebook

NASA's supersonic X-59 jet took its first test flight this week in California, with an agency official calling the plane "the future of supersonic travel." The aircraft's unique shape allows it to travel more quietly than the disruptive Concorde flights that led to a ban of supersonic travel over the U.S. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/FbqIEt | ABC News