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NASA’s futuristic X-59 jet is about to face its biggest challenge yet: breaking the sound barrier for the first time. After a successful series of test flights that pushed the aircraft to ...

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NASA’s strange-looking X-59 jet is about to reach the milestone it was built for: flying faster than the speed of sound.

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