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Stay up-to-date with the latest content from NASA as we oversee the development of the X-59 research aircraft, which will use quiet supersonic technologies to fly over communities as part of the Quesst mission.

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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NASA’s X-59 Goes from Green to Red, White, and Blue
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft continues to make progress, most recently moving to the paint barn at Lockheed Martin Skunk…

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NASA Targets 2024 for First Flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft
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NASA’s Quesst mission has adjusted the scheduled first flight of its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft to 2024. A one-of-a-kind experimental…

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NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to Runway
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This series of images shows NASA’s X-59 as it sits on the flight line — the space between the hangar…

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NASA’s Quesst: Reassessing a 50-Year Supersonic Speed Limit
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NASA will deliver the results to U.S. and international regulators, who will consider new rules that would lift the ban…

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Supercomputers Aid Quesst Researchers in Predicting X-59’s Sound
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Before the X-59 flies, NASA researchers are getting ahead of the curve by using computational fluid dynamics to create what…

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NASA’s X-59 Tail Installed
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NASA’s X-59 has undergone final installation of its lower empennage, better known as the tail assembly. NASA’s X-59 has undergone…

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NASA Poised to Break Sound Barrier in New Way
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Seventy-five years ago, a sonic boom thundered for the first time over the high desert of California. On the ground…

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X-59 Model Tested in Wind Tunnel in Japan
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A model of the X-59 aircraft, the centerpiece of NASA’s mission to gather information intended to help enable a new…

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Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Test Provides Important Data
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Before NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft can take to the skies, plenty of testing needs to happen to ensure a…

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New Name, Same Great Supersonic Mission
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Introducing Quesst. Evoking the experimental nature of flight testing and the spirit of aeronautical exploration, Quesst is what NASA is…

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NASA’s X-59 Calls on Texas for Key Testing
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It appears the road to enabling a future that includes convenient commercial supersonic air travel over land demands a substantial…

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NASA’s X-59 Stands on its Own
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The NASA and Lockheed Martin team behind the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) have recently removed the aircraft from its…

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X-59 Nose Makes an Appearance
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The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is taking shape at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.…

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X-59 Resembles Actual Aircraft
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A heavy chorus of bolting and machinery filled the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, assembly building as engineers, system…

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Perfecting Alignment: NASA Tests System for Aircraft Positioning in Supersonic Flight
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NASA recently flight tested a visual navigation system designed to enhance precise aerial positioning between two aircraft in supersonic flight.…

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Up-Close View of NASA’s X-59 Engine Inlet
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NASA’s X-59 requires the use of creative and strategic supersonic technologies to control and soften the jarring sound that hits…

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NASA Selects Contractor for Quiet Supersonic Flight Community Testing
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NASA has awarded a contract to Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. of Burlington, Massachusetts, to support a national campaign…

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X-59 Team Installs Quiet Supersonic Technologies
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NASA is targeting 2022 for the first flight of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) research aircraft. Its mission –…

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Cutting Edge Ground Recorders Selected to Measure Future X-59 Quiet Supersonic Flights
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For the deserts of Southern California, the major milestones of aviation have long been marked by the unique sights, and…

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NASA and JAXA to Work Together on Testing X-59 Model
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In the world of aviation research, new knowledge and tools can come from working with friends on a big project.…

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NASA Awards Contract for X-59 Community Overflight Operations
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NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company of Palmdale, California, to provide support for the community overflight response phase of…

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X-59 Construction Reaches Halfway Point
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NASA is on a mission to revolutionize supersonic air travel for passengers across the globe. In this image, you’ll see…

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NASA’s Supersonic X-59 Assembly Team Marks Wing Milestone
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Whether you’re building a house, crafting up some do-it-yourself holiday gifts, or even putting together a plastic model airplane kit,…

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