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NASA Armstrong Advances Flight Research and Innovation in 2025
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In 2025, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, advanced work across aeronautics, Earth science, exploration technologies, and emerging…

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NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, at 11:14 a.m.…

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NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28 at 11:14 a.m. EDT…

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X-59 First Flight Media Resources
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​Media Contact Quesst Media Lead: Kristen Hatfield, 757-817-5522 First Flight Videos First Flight Highlight Reel (1:43) First Flight Extended B-Roll (7:46) Articles…

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NASA’s X-59 Completes First Flight, Prepares for More Flight Testing
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After years of design, development, and testing, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first…

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NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety
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As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and…

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

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NASA Rehearses How to Measure X-59’s Noise Levels
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In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will measure the…

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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Begins Taxi Tests
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NASA/Jacob Shaw NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind experimental…

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X-59 Model Tested in Japanese Supersonic Wind Tunnel
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Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft…

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NASA F-15s Validate Tools for Quesst Mission
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High over the Mojave Desert, two NASA F-15 research jets made a series of flights throughout May to validate tools…

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NASA X-59’s Latest Testing Milestone: Simulating Flight from the Ground
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through…

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NASA Calibrates Second Shock-Sensing Probe for X-59 Testing
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. When you’re testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and…

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NASA’s X-59 Completes ‘Cruise Control’ Engine Speed Hold Test
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. The team behind NASA’s X-59 completed another critical ground test in March, ensuring the…

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NASA’s X-59 Completes Electromagnetic Testing
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft has cleared electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems will work…

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Diamonds from NASA’s X-59
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine…

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NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Throttles Through Engine Tests
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine…

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2024: NASA Armstrong Prepares for Future Innovative Research Efforts
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NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced…

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NASA Runs X-59 Engine with Maximum Afterburner for First Time
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NASA completed the first maximum afterburner engine run test on its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Dec. 12. The…

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NASA to Test Technology for X-59’s Unique Shock Wave Measurements
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Editor’s note: This article was edited April 16, 2025, to note that the mid-field probe was in development at the…

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X-59’s Engine Started for Testing
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California,…

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X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on its Way to Takeoff
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the…

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NASA Pilots Add Perspective to Research
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NASA research pilots are experts on how to achieve the right flight-test conditions for experiments and the tools needed for…

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NASA’s X-59 Progresses Through Tests on the Path to Flight
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. The team preparing NASA’s X-59 continues through testing in preparation for the quiet supersonic aircraft to…

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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight 
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NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of…

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NASA Grants to Engage Students in Quiet Supersonic Community Overflight
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NASA has issued new grants to five universities to help develop education plans for the community overflight phase of the…

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NASA Instruments Will Listen for Supersonic X-59’s Quiet ‘Thump’
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NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is unique – it’s designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, but without causing…

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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…

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NASA’s X-59 Rollout Embodies Aeronautical Tradition
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s X-59 aircraft is heading out of the hangar – preparing to embark on…

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NASA Invites You to X-59 Rollout Watch Party
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It’s almost time for NASA’s supersonic X-59 airplane to make its red, white, and blue public debut, and you’re invited…

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