Airborne for just 9 min., NASA’s X-59 flew no higher or faster on its second flight than on its first five months ago.
Credit: NASA
NASA is hoping for a speedy return to flight after the second sortie by its already-delayed X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator was cut short when a warning light in the cockpit forced the aircraft to return to base after just 9 min. The March 20 mission was planned as the second in a...
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