The NASA/Lockheed Martin X-59 is an experimental supersonic aircraft designed to reduce the noise of a sonic boom to a quiet "sonic thump." It is currently undergoing envelope expansion testing to ...
After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025. In a landmark milestone for aeronautical research, NASA’s experimental ...