NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new ...
An unofficial first test flight was conducted on October 28, 2025, as a preliminary evaluation before full supersonic trials.
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NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 could slash coast-to-coast flight times — and silence the sonic boom
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 supersonic jet completed its first test flight in California this week. If successful, the ...
NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an ...
Initial flying qualities and air data performance were verified during the X-59’s flight, which will be expanded over the ...
NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on ...
After hosting the largest rock event in Ohio history and breaking all attendance records in 2025, Sonic Temple is excited to ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have successfully flown the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft for the first time ...
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X-59 Debut Could Launch New Era for Commercial Aviation
The X-59 is the cornerstone of NASA’s Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QUESST) program, which launched in 2016. At the time, the ...
The jet is built in a unique shape to significantly reduce the sonic boom noise made when flights break the sound barrier.
NASA's X-59 supersonic-but-quiet jet airplane soared over the Southern California desert on Tuesday in the first test flight of an experimental aircraft designed to break the sound barrier without all ...
NASA's experimental supersonic jet, the X-59, has completed its first successful test flight over the California desert.
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