NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet took to the skies for the second time ever on Friday (March 20), but it didn't stay up for long.
The potentially revolutionary X-59 landed just nine minutes after takeoff on Friday, its sophomore effort cut short by a warning light in the cockpit.
"Despite the early landing, this is a good day for the team. We collected more data, and the pilot landed safely," Cathy Bahm, project manager for NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, said in a statement on Friday. "We're looking forward to getting back to flight as soon as possible.
