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New video takes you into the cockpit for 1st flight of NASA's new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet

NASA's historic first flight of the X-59 last month was captured on video, showing the quiet supersonic jet soaring over the ...
FlightGlobal

NASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’

NASA has disclosed further details of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator's maiden flight on 28 October, marking the ...
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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the ...
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NASA Spills All the Beans on Skunk Works X-59 Experimental Aircraft's First Flight

Now that the government shutdown is over, American space agency NASA released all the details about the historic first flight ...

Watch NASA X-59's Historic First Flight

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, departing from ...
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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 ...
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet test fires engine for 1st time

NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing towards its first flight test. Starting on Oct. 30, engineers with NASA's X-59 Quesst program (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) have been conducting ...
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X-59 Supersonic Plane Spotted Next to NASA F-15, The Two Planes Band Together for a Reason

The American space agency plans to have a supersonic aircraft called X-59 in the air sometime this year, with a major goal in mind. It's a momentous occasion for aviation, as the research aircraft may ...
The Aviationist

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Fires Up Engine For The First Time Ahead Of First Flight

X-59’s engine started for testing for the first time. NASA’s Quesst (“Quiet SuperSonic Technology”) mission recently achieved a key milestone as it began testing the engine that will power the X-59, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
NextBigFuture

Lockheed Martin Experimental Supersonic X-59 With a Quiet Sonic Boom

Lockheed has made experimental X-59 plane to test ways to quiet the sonic boom of future commercial supersonic planes. What's the X-59 been up to recently? We're glad you asked. 👇 We moved the ...