This NASA Jet Just Changed the Future of Travel: X-59 Hits Cruising Milestone
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Johnson Space Center FL, The era of commercial supersonic travel over land is officially one step closer. On Friday, June 12, 2026, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft reached its ultimate target speed and altitude for the first time. Flying at Mach 1.4 (approximately 924 mph) and maintaining an altitude of 55,000 feet, the experimental jet successfully achieved the exact “mission conditions” it will use to change commercial aviation forever.
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