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NASA’s X-59 Accelerates for Takeoff
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NASA’s X-59 Accelerates for Takeoff

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

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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft accelerates down the runway Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, ahead of its first flight. This moment marks the start of flight testing for NASA’s Quesst mission, which aims to demonstrate quiet supersonic flight over land.

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NASAX-59First FlightAccelerateTakeoffAviationHistoryFull SpeedLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstQuestCrew Chief
Credit lineNASA’s X-59 Accelerates for Takeoff. NASA/AFRC, 2025-10-28. Public domain. ID: AFRC2025-0168-008.
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