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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Plane Just Made Its First Flight

The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to ...
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New Footage Reveals the First Flight of NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet from the Cockpit

NASA’s groundbreaking X-59 supersonic jet recently completed its first flight, marking a historic milestone in aviation ...
Yahoo

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet clears 'major hurdle' ahead of 1st flight (photos)

NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft continues to make progress toward its first flight with a new successful round of testing. The X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet was designed to break the sound barrier ...

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Soars In First Flight Highlights

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted its historic first-ever flight. See the flight highlights here. Credit: NASA ...
GeekTyrant

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Takes Its First Flight and the Cockpit Video is Incredible

NASA just shared something aviation fans have been waiting for. The agency released a thrilling cockpit view of the first ...
Morningstar

X-59 Soars: A New Era in Supersonic Flight Begins

PALMDALE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT), in partnership with NASA, successfully completed the first flight of the X-59, a revolutionary, quiet ...
The National Interest

X-59 Unveiled at Lockheed Skunk Works: It Could Be a Game Changer

The future of supersonic commercial flight came into focus on Friday, as aerospace giant Lockheed Martin rolled out the X-59, a unique experimental aircraft designed to quiet the sonic boom, at a ...
New Atlas

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet completes maiden flight

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US ...
Forbes

$630 Million To Change a Regulation: NASA’s X-59 Has Questionable ROI

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise, shortly after completion of painting. NASA’s newest X-plane ...
Flightglobal

NASA begins X-59 engine runs and now aims for 2025 first flight

The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October. The ...
techtimes

NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Will Bear America's Colors—Red, White, and Blue!

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet has entered the next phase of its development, adding a patriotic touch to its appearance as it moves to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works' facility in ...
New Atlas

X-59 supersonic X-plane gets rolled out by NASA and Lockheed Martin

With the usual ballyhoo, NASA and Lockheed Martin have rolled out the X-59 supersonic aircraft today. In a ceremony at the famous Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, the experimental plane was ...