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Two maintainers in white protective suits, air tanks, masks, rubber gloves, and boots check NASA’s X-59 hydrazine system during a hydrazine safety check at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The sky is slightly overcast, with some sunlight rays beginning to peek out from behind the clouds. The aircraft has a panel open, a ladder positioned on the right side of its fuselage, and air ducts extending from the aircraft into a service cart.

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NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety

September 13, 2025

As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from…

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NASA’s X-59 Nears First Flight

August 19, 2025

As we honor the legacy of aviation pioneers this National Aviation Day, NASA’s X-59 is preparing to push…

NASA test pilot Nils Larson walks around an F-15B aircraft at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. He wears a green G-suit over his tan flight suit and looks up at the nose of the aircraft. The F-15 canopy is open, and support crew stand near the aircraft as the pilots walks around. The aircraft sits higher than the pilot, allowing a partial view of the area on the opposite side.

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NASA Rehearses How to Measure X-59’s Noise Levels

July 26, 2025

In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will…