Pilot didn't mind NASA's experimental plane doesn't have a front window

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NASA to resume supersonic aircraft tests. Here's what to know

NASA's experimental supersonic X-59 jet designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is preparing for its second flight ...

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft returns early from test flight

NASA's experimental supersonic aircraft, the X-59, had to return early during a test flight in the Antelope Valley.

Test flight of NASA supersonic aircraft X-59 Quesst ends prematurely with glitch

The second test flight of NASA's X-59 Quesst supersonic aircraft ended with a minor glitch. However, it wasn't too serious, ...

Step aboard a NASA aircraft doing weather research in Labrador

NASA researchers took off from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to chase storms in the skies before they form. As CBC meteorologist ...
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X-59 Experimental Aircraft’s Second Flight Abruptly Cut Short by Technical Issue

The X-59 is the product of a research program NASA started back in 2016 with Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. The program is ...

‘Please do something’: Concerns raised about LaGuardia safety before fatal runway collision

Pilots have raised concerns about miscommunication, air traffic control missteps and other hazards at LaGuardia Airport, ...
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Integrated Sierra Space Dream Chaser space plane unveiled at NASA facility

The Dream Chaser space plane was integrated with the 'Shooting Star' module at NASA's Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio. Sierra ...

Supersonic travel is coming back: NASA provides key update on X-59 test flights

Lockheed Martin designed NASA's Quesst mission. An experimental aircraft called X-59 is being tested as a significant part of ...
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NASA’s X-59 cuts second test flight short after return-to-base call

NASA’s X-59 returned early from its second test flight after a return-to-base call as the pilot and aircraft landed safely at ...

Flying into the unknown: Inside NASA’s mission from Labrador

The goal of the NASA mission called NURTURE is to improve winter weather forecasting. CBC meteorologist Ashley Brauweiler ...

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Back for Round 2. Here’s What to Expect

For the second flight, NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less will be at X-59’s controls. Less will take off and land the aircraft ...