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NASA test flight seeks to help bring commercial supersonic travel back

The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils Larson, NASA’s lead test pilot for the X-59, the inaugural flight validated the jet’s airworthiness and safety before landing about an hour after takeoff near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

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NASA’s supersonic jet completes first test flight

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NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Aced Its First Flight

NASA, Lockheed Complete Initial X-59 Flight Test

X-59 takes its maiden flight from Lockheed's Skunk Works in Palmdale to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, ...

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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

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 ...

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