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NASA X-59 QUESST

Why sonic booms happen and how NASA’s X-59 Quesst plans to eliminate them

NASA X-59

August 11, 20268 min read

NASA X-59 first supersonic flight

NASA’s X-59 breaks the sound barrier in quiet supersonic flight milestone

NASA

June 8, 20266 min read

NASA’s innovative X-59 QueSST demonstrator cruises high above the Mojave Desert in California during its maiden flight – which lasted 67 minutes and allowed initial in-flight systems and performance checks to be completed – on October 28, 2025. Further flights will continue to expand the flight envelope of the X-59. Image: NASA/Lori Losey

NASA charts new envelope expansion milestones as X-59 returns to flight testing

Edwards AFB

April 2, 20268 min read

NASA F-15 for X-59 QUESST

Retired USAF F-15s give NASA a proven edge as X-59 quiet supersonic testing approaches

Boeing F-15C

January 16, 20265 min read

Lockheed Martin Quesst X-59

Quiet skies ahead: NASA and Lockheed Martin prepare the X-59 supersonic jet for 1st flight

Lockheed Martin

September 16, 20255 min read

NASA X-59

NASA X-59 proves shockwave suppression for quiet supersonic flight in Mach 1.4 tests

Boom Supersonic

July 14, 20253 min read

A sleek supersonic passenger aircraft with

The return of speed: Trump repeals ban on supersonic flight

Boom Supersonic

June 9, 20254 min read

Collins Aerospace delivers avionics for X-59 research aircraft

Avionics

May 17, 20212 min read

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