NASA's new X-59 plane could hit supersonic speeds with minimal sonic boom

NASA's X-59 Quesst supersonic commercial jet, which is being developed by Lockheed Martin , will have its flight test livestreamed as a demonstration of how quiet it can be in the air. The $247.5 million Quesst , whose name is short for Quiet SuperSonic Tech, will be shown on the livestream dramatically emerging from Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. NASA has been on a mission since 2018 to prove that its X-59 can fly over cities without producing noise pollution, o...