NASA tests jets for supersonic flight

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NASA is testing the X-59 aircraft with technology for flight that’s faster than the speed of sound that doesn’t create a loud sonic boom. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz spoke with NASA test pilots James Less and David Nils Larson about what it’s like to fly the jet and some of the technology behind it. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast » NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 » Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC » Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC

Published 2026-07-14 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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