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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft taxis across the runway at U.S. Air Force Plant 42. The aircraft has a distinctive, long and pointy nose. An air control tower is visible behind the plane. Even further in the distance beneath a hazy blue sky are hills and mountains.

NASA’s X-59 Makes a Move

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft taxis across the runway during a low-speed taxi test at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on July 10, 2025. The test marks the start of taxi tests and the last series of ground tests before first flight.

Image Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas

TakenJuly 10, 2025

Image CreditNASA/Carla Thomas

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