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Artist concept of the X-59 taking off from the runway.

A technician works on the X-59 model during testing in the low-speed wind tunnel, in February of 2022.

Aircraft entering a hangar.

Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project

The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) project oversees the development of the X-59 research aircraft, which will use quiet supersonic technologies to fly over communities as part of the Quesst mission.

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PROJECT MANAGER

Cathy Bahm

DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER

Heather Maliska

Deputy Project Manager, Technology

David Richwine

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NASA Calibrates Second Shock-Sensing Probe for X-59 Testing

NASA’s X-59 Completes ‘Cruise Control’ Engine Speed Hold Test

NASA’s X-59 Completes Electromagnetic Testing

NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Throttles Through Engine Tests

NASA Runs X-59 Engine with Maximum Afterburner for First Time

NASA to Test Technology for X-59’s Unique Shock Wave Measurements

X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on its Way to…

NASA’s X-59 Progresses Through Tests on the Path to Flight

Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Test Provides Important Data

Before NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft can take to the skies, plenty of testing needs to happen to ensure a safe first flight.

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Model of the X-59 in a wind tunnel with blue lighting.

Quesst Mission Image Gallery

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NASA’s X-59 sits partially outside a white hangar at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Facility in Palmdale, California, during sunset, as engineer...

NASA’s X-59 sits partially in a white hangar and emits bright flames with visible shock diamonds from its engine against an evening sky during ma...

NASA’s X-59 sits partially in a white hangar and emits bright flames with visible shock diamonds from its engine against a darkening sky during m...

NASA’s X-59 sits partially in a white hangar and emits bright flames with visible shock diamonds from its engine at sunset during maximum afterbu...

NASA’s X-59 sits partially in a white hangar and emits bright flames with visible shock diamonds from its engine at sunset during maximum afterbu...

NASA’s X-59 sits partially outside a white hangar at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works Facility in Palmdale, California after sunset.

NASA's X-59 airplane sits in its hangar with lights shining on it.

A front view of the X-59 airplane showcases its long, slender, and slightly flattened nose.

NASA's X-59 airplane sits in its hangar with lights shining on it.

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A long, skinny, single-seat experimental jet flies left to right at high altitude in this illustration.

Quesst Mission

Learn more about the Quesst mission and how NASA is researching how to make supersonic flight over land possible.

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