NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the first time the aircraft exceeded the speed of sound in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. The milestone represents a major step in flight testing as the aircraft expands into the supersonic portion of its flight envelope. The display shows Mach 1.07, but the aircraft is actually at Mach 1.0. The difference comes from the system’s calibration, which makes the shown value slightly higher than the true speed. The calibration will continue fine-tuning as we expand the X-59’s flight envelope.
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Subject: A Revolutionary Proposal for Deep Space Mining and Interstellar Travel from a 9th-Grade Student
"Respected Scientists and Engineers at NASA,
Assalam-o-Alaikum,
I am a 9th-grade student with a deep passion for space exploration and advanced engineering. I have developed a futuristic concept called the 'Quadruple Unlimited Core System' that I believe could help humanity successfully reach and mine deep-space planets like 55 Cancri e (The Diamond Planet).
Here are the ideas to help advance your space missions:
Unlimited Power Generation (The Absolute Priority): Our current energy sources and batteries are highly insufficient for interstellar journeys. NASA must prioritize developing Advanced Nuclear Fusion or Quantum Vacuum Energy Harvesting to generate absolute Unlimited Electricity. Without an endless supply of electric power, no advanced shield, engine, or cooling system can sustain itself in deep space.
Unlimited Propulsive Power: Using this unlimited electricity, we must develop Antimatter Annihilation Loops or Space-Time Warp Drives that allow spacecraft to travel near or beyond the speed of light, enabling long-distance journeys to be completed in days rather than thousands of years.
Unlimited Thermal Shielding: Solid metals melt at 2400^circtext{C}. We need an Active Magnetic Plasma Shield powered by our unlimited electricity source to entirely deflect extreme heat and atomic radiation away from the spacecraft.
Unlimited Cryogenic Cooling: Inside our rovers and robots, a self-sustaining Closed-Loop Liquid Helium/Nitrogen Cooling System must constantly run to neutralize any trapped heat, ensuring the internal electronics remain perfectly functional.
I am sharing these out-of-the-box ideas not for a reply, but purely to contribute to the future of human space exploration. If these concepts make scientific sense to your teams, please implement them to make the impossible, possible!
Thank you for your time and dedication to exploring the universe.
Best regards,
A 9th Grade Student & Space Enthusiast"❤🎉👽✍️
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And I don't even see the afterburners chooch yet. Take the time, no rush!
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So now NASA itself admits that those spacecraft are not real, because they would fly 20 times faster.
Where's the sound? Mini Boom?
There was a Mini Me for Dr Evil!
Was there a vapor cone past nose maybe to tail?
Did y'all see it, that
Anyone listening?
Woosh, or maybe Wishhh…
Was Mike & The Mechanics blasting in the cockpit…
Looks like a mini Concorde jet though
Stop with this British idea first thus have to follow sort of thingy. Americans ran from the British!
Remember..
So why follow?
Oh ya Science….
Just a quick question- why did they call supersonic after M 1.09? Is that really how large pitot tube error is?
what the fuck was recording on the outside?
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I have the need for speed
Based on NASA's calculations of the size and curve of the earth, how did they not fly into space? They would have pushed the nose of the plane down at an unsustainable rate. Something is not mathing.
Whoever is filming is keeping up with the supersonic plane …
My question is, what was the exterior camera on that was pacing the plane???? Another X-59???
Where's the boom footage from outside the plane?
Who was filming this?
Who was filming? Weren't they also going same speed? Both supersonic? Hmm
Flew faster than the Speed of sound but in near Silence.
Amazing! ❤
Why no vapor cone, too high too dry?
Did they film it with another x59 or some other jet?
My friend would still be late 😅
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We should generally face a basic problem in legislation: Instead of regulating the source of something, we should regulate only the effects we do not want.
We do not want supersonic booms. But we ban supersonic flight. This only makes getting money for research on supersonic flight more difficult. We should ban sonic booms. As long as there is no way of avoiding them, there won't be supersonic flight. But as soon as a solution is found, there's no need to change the legislation.
This applies to many technologies like nuclear powerplants in some countries or combustion engines. Don't ban them. Just ban the effects you don't want to have. Like nuclear waste, danger of meltdowns for powerplants or blowing fossile carbon into the atmosphere by engines. If research finds solutions, these technologies don't have a bad image and can be implemented much faster without much PR and changes in legislation.
this is the best. Science in action.
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So groundbreaking.. like going back to the moon.. again