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NASA Test Pilot Opens X-59 Cockpit After Historic First Flight
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NASA Test Pilot Opens X-59 Cockpit After Historic First Flight

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

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NASA test pilot Nils Larson opens the X-59 cockpit after completing the aircraft’s first flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The mission marked a key milestone in advancing NASA’s Quesst mission to enable quiet supersonic flight over land.

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NASAX-59First FlightEgressAviationHistoryLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstQuestCrew ChiefGround CrewSupersonic
Credit lineNASA Test Pilot Opens X-59 Cockpit After Historic First Flight. NASA/AFRC, 2025-10-28. Public domain. ID: AFRC2025-0168-093.
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