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Quesst:
The Team

Members of the Quesst mission team are located across NASA’s four research centers in California, Ohio, and Virginia that are traditionally associated with the agency’s aeronautics work.

The X-59 Aircraft entering a hangar.

Companies Contributing to the X-59

This map shows the locations of companies that provide expertise, parts, and manufacturing capabilities to build NASA’s X-59 aircraft. The X-59 will be flown over U.S. communities to generate data on responses to the sounds the vehicle makes, hopefully leading to a change in the rules that prohibit commercial supersonic flight over land.

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Quesst Ames Team

NASA’s Ames Research Center in California

Ames brings decades of supersonic expertise to the Quesst mission – using advanced computer modeling, wind tunnel testing, and systems engineering to shape and refine the X‑59’s aerodynamic design.

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Quesst team group photo out at NASA Ames standing outside in front of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel.
Quesst Team at Ames Research Center
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