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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 ...
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NASA and Lockheed Martin achieve first flight of X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator

NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 supersonic demonstrator has completed its maiden flight from Palmdale, California, marking a ...
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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 ...
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NASA X-59 completes first flight in pursuit of boomless supersonic travel: video

NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works have successfully flown the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft for the first time ...
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Video: NASA tests ‘silent’ supersonic jet X-59 in a successful first flight

NASA’s X-59 jet completed its first test flight over California, marking a breakthrough toward quiet supersonic air travel.
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Supersonic Flight Without The Boom: NASA's X-59 Experimental Aircraft Takes Flight For First Time

Shush! The era of quiet supersonic air travel is upon us. After years of development and setbacks, aeronautical engineers in ...
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

NASA did not announce the flight publicly ahead of time. Following the flight, acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy praised ...
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NASA's about to fly its powerful X-plane. It could make history.

Planes that fly faster than the speed of sound create thunderous supersonic booms. But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an ...