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NASA wraps up engine tests on its X-59 supersonic research aircraft

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NASA and Lockheed Martin ran tests on its X-59 research aircraft.

The space agency hopes the plane will reduce sonic booms caused by supersonic aircraft's sonic boomoms.

The plane is designed to hit speeds of 925 miles per hour ( 1,489 kilometers per hour ) and cruise altitude of 55,000 feet ( 16,764 m) Once the plane flies for the first time, NASA will put the plane through a series of tests.

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