NASA is quietly turning a long‑range dream into hardware, backing a suite of technologies for a so‑called “Super Hubble” that would put the search for alien life at the center of its next flagship ...
A rendering of the mid-air deployment of one of the SkyFall copters. (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/AeroVironment, Inc.) ...
The X-59 is designed to travel faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. The ultimate goal is to prove that quiet supersonic flight is a viable option for commercial airlines.