{"id":320303,"date":"2025-11-21T08:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=522fb8949a7a4c746745c3feff0a43e4"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:12:56","slug":"nasas-quesst-mission-marks-x-59s-historic-first-flight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=320303","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Quesst Mission Marks X-59\u2019s Historic First Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight<\/a> on Oct. 28, 2025, at 11:14 a.m. EDT from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The one-of-a-kind aircraft flew for 67 minutes before landing and taxiing to NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.<\/p>\n

NASA test pilot Nils Larson<\/a> flew the X-59 up to an altitude of about 12,000 feet and an approximate top speed of 230 mph, precisely as planned. The plane\u2019s landing gear remained down during the entire flight, a common practice for experimental aircraft flying for the first time.<\/p>\n

Now that the X-59’s first flight is in the books, the team is focused on preparing for a series of test flights where the aircraft will operate at higher altitudes and supersonic speeds. This test flight phase of NASA’s Quesst mission<\/a> will ensure the X-59 meets performance and safety expectations.<\/p>\n

Through the Quesst mission, NASA aims to usher in a new age of quiet supersonic flight, achieved through the unique design and technology of the X-59 in future supersonic transport aircraft.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: NASA\/Lori Losey<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, at 11:14 a.m. EDT from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The one-of-a-kind aircraft flew for 67 minutes before landing and taxiing to NASA\u2019s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15640,15602,16072,16073],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aeronautics","category-armstrong-flight-research-center","category-low-boom-flight-demonstrator","category-quesst-x-59"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t