The video<\/a> shows the X-59’s extra-long nose gently bouncing as it taxis out of its shelter and heads toward at its runway in the orange-lit Mojave Desert. Combining views from the cockpit, a mission control area and from chase planes, the video brings views from takeoff, flight and touchdown \u2014 and the moment when NASA lead X-59 test pilot Nils Larson emerges from the cockpit to greet well-wishers. (Keep watching for a little surprise and humor near the end of the video.)<\/p>\n Best picks for you<\/p>\n \n NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet makes its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025. (Image credit: NASA)<\/p>\n The X-59 is a collaboration between NASA and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin’s historic Skunk Works facility in Palmdale. The debut flight went “exactly as planned,” Lockheed representatives said in a statement published at the time of the flight. (The U.S. government was in shutdown when the flight happened, but certain critical activities were granted an exemption.)<\/p>\n “X-59 is a symbol of American ingenuity. The American spirit knows no bounds. It’s part of our DNA \u2014 the desire to go farther, faster, and even quieter than anyone has ever gone before,” Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said in the same statement. “This work sustains America’s place as the leader in aviation, and has the potential to change the way the public flies.”<\/p>\n \n The view from inside the cockpit on the first flight of NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet, which occurred on Oct. 28, 2025. (Image credit: NASA)<\/p>\n Work on the X-59 will continue at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center<\/a>, which is also at Palmdale. The jet is expected to continue testing through flights over microphones sprinkled around Mojave to measure the vibrations generated. Other aircraft will also measure its shockwaves using air sensors.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Supersonic flights above land in the U.S. have been prohibited since 1973, but if the X-59 can prove out its promises, it may help make commercial supersonic flight possible. Faster air travel would in turn generate a lift not only for commercial travelers but also for transport in case of medical emergency, disaster or military need.<\/p>\n Support for such speed comes directly from the White House, too, as President Donald Trump<\/a> issued an executive order earlier this year directing the Federal Aviation Administration to examine how to lift the restrictions on U.S. supersonic flight.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/z7eHN7wtM6KD2hSZsfgA99.jpg\")
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