{"id":274655,"date":"2025-11-21T02:28:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/274655\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T02:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T02:28:14","slug":"x-59-first-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/274655\/","title":{"rendered":"X-59 First Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u200bMedia Contact<\/p>\n

Quesst Media Lead:\u00a0Kristen Hatfield<\/a>,\u00a0757-817-5522<\/p>\n

First Flight Videos<\/p>\n

First Flight Highlight Reel (1:43)<\/a><\/p>\n

First Flight Extended B-Roll (7:39)<\/a><\/p>\n

Articles<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s X-59 Completes First Flight, Prepares for More Flight Testing<\/a><\/p>\n

First Flight Images<\/p>\n

\"NASA\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifts off for its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The aircraft\u2019s first flight marks the start of flight testing for NASA\u2019s Quesst mission, the result of years of design, integration, and ground testing and begins a new chapter in NASA\u2019s aeronautics research legacy.<\/p>\n

NASA\/Carla Thomas<\/p>\n

\"NASA\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifts off for its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The aircraft\u2019s first flight marks the start of flight testing for NASA\u2019s Quesst mission, the result of years of design, integration, and ground testing and begins a new chapter in NASA\u2019s aeronautics research legacy.<\/p>\n

NASA\/Carla Thomas<\/p>\n

\"NASA\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above Palmdale and Edwards, California, on its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The aircraft will travel to NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, where it will begin flight testing for NASA\u2019s Quesst mission, which aims to demonstrate quiet supersonic flight over land.<\/p>\n

NASA\/Jim Ross<\/p>\n

\"NASA\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above Palmdale and Edwards, California, on its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, accompanied by a NASA F-15 research aircraft. The F-15 monitored the X-59 during the flight as it traveled to NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, where it will begin flight testing for NASA\u2019s Quesst mission, which aims to demonstrate quiet supersonic flight over land.<\/p>\n

NASA\/Jim Ross<\/p>\n

\"NASA\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft cruises above Palmdale and Edwards, California, during its first flight, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The aircraft will traveled to NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.<\/p>\n

NASA\/Lori Losey<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft arrives at NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, following its first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The arrival marks the aircraft\u2019s transition from ground testing to flight operations. Next, the aircraft will undergo scheduled maintenance followed by a series of additional test flights, gradually building toward its first supersonic flight.<\/p>\n

NASA\/Genaro Vavuris<\/p>\n

\"Nils<\/a><\/p>\n

NASA test pilot Nils Larson steps out of the X-59 after successfully completing the aircraft\u2019s first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The mission marked a key milestone in advancing NASA\u2019s Quesst mission to enable quiet supersonic flight over land.<\/p>\n

NASA\/Genaro Vavuris<\/p>\n

More X-59 imagery is available in NASA\u2019s Quesst Image Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

Historical Resources<\/p>\n

Taxi Test B-Roll<\/a><\/p>\n

Rollout of the X-59 Quesst Supersonic Plane Ceremony Jan. 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Biographies<\/p>\n

Peter Coen<\/a><\/p>\n

Cathy Bahm<\/a><\/p>\n

Brian Griffin<\/a><\/p>\n

Nils Larson<\/a><\/p>\n

Jim Less<\/a><\/p>\n

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