Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst - Wikipedia
Preliminary design started in February 2016, with the X-59 originally planned to begin flight testing in 2021. After repeated delays, it began flight testing in late October 2025. It is expected to …
X-59 Soars: A New Era in Supersonic Flight Begins - Oct 28, 2025
6 days ago · The X-59 took off from Skunk Works' facility at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, before landing near NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, …
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)
6 days ago · NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.
Quesst - NASA
Jun 12, 2025 · NASA's Quesst mission, which features the one-of-a-kind X-59 aircraft, will demonstrate technology to fly supersonic, or faster than the speed of sound, without …
NASA X–59 makes first (subsonic) flight - AOPA
5 days ago · NASA's newest X-plane departed Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California on October 28, marking a milestone on a decade-long mission to re-enable supersonic civilian flight.
NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight - The Aviationist
6 days ago · 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
NASA X-59: How Quiet SuperSonic Flight Will Return - New Atlas
6 days ago · NASA's X-59 QueSST experimental jet made its first flight. Learn how its revolutionary design turns the disruptive sonic boom into a quiet 'sonic thump' (80 dB) to …
NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Makes First Flight
6 days ago · NASA began flight tests of its needle-nosed X-59 Quesst quiet supersonic research aircraft with a 1 hr. 7 min. initial sortie from Palmdale, California, to the nearby Edwards AFB …
NASA’s X-59 supersonic demonstrator completes maiden flight
6 days ago · NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 supersonic demonstrator has completed its maiden flight from Palmdale, California, marking a key milestone in efforts to develop quieter …
Supersonic-but-quiet X-59 first flight to take place in coming weeks
Oct 27, 2025 · The X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft seeks to transform air travel by eliminating sonic booms from faster-than-sound flight.