Topic: lockheed martin
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NASA's Test Flight Paves Way for Supersonic Travel's Return
NASA's X-59 Quesst jet completed its first flight, aiming to reduce sonic boom noise and potentially enable future supersonic travel over populated areas. The aircraft's innovative design, including a long nose and top-mounted engine, minimizes shockwaves to produce a quieter "sonic thump" instea...
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NASA, Lockheed Eye New Rockets for Orion Launch
NASA and Lockheed Martin are exploring alternative launch vehicles for the Orion spacecraft, potentially moving away from the Space Launch System after nearly two decades of joint development. Lockheed Martin is shifting towards a service-based model, emphasizing reusability, cost efficiency, and...
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NASA's Silent Supersonic Jet Makes Historic First Flight
NASA's X-59 aircraft completed its first flight, advancing efforts to enable commercial supersonic travel over land by reducing disruptive sonic booms. The X-59 is designed to transform shockwaves into a soft thump instead of a loud boom, aiming to influence regulatory changes that currently ban ...
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Firefly's Rocket Program Faces New Setback
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket booster was destroyed during a ground test in Texas, disrupting a planned satellite launch for Lockheed Martin later this year. The incident occurred during a routine engine test-firing, with all personnel safely evacuated and no injuries reported, though the caus...
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