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NASA’s X-59 Taxis to Runway for Historic First Flight
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NASA’s X-59 Taxis to Runway for Historic First Flight

NASA / AFRC · 2025-10-28 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft begins its taxi Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility to U.S. Air Force Plant 42’s runway in Palmdale, California. The aircraft taxied into position and waited for clearance before taking off for the first time.

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NASAX-59First FlightTaxiAviationHistoryLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstQuestCrew ChiefGround CrewSupersonic
Credit lineNASA’s X-59 Taxis to Runway for Historic First Flight. NASA/AFRC, 2025-10-28. Public domain. ID: AFRC2025-0168-006.
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