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

A new video gives us great looks at last month's historic first flight of NASA's new "quiet" X-59 supersonic jet. NASA plans to use the X-59, an experimental vehicle, to fly faster than the speed of ...
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for aeronautical research, NASA’s experimental ...
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NASA Spills All the Beans on Skunk Works X-59 Experimental Aircraft's First Flight

At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...