Arkivism
X-59 Test Pilot Exits the Aircraft After First Flight
Public domain

X-59 Test Pilot Exits the Aircraft After First Flight

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

From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

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

NASA Image and Video Library’s own description
Subjects
NASAX-59First FlightEgressAviationHistoryLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstQuestCrew ChiefGround CrewSupersonic
Credit lineX-59 Test Pilot Exits the Aircraft After First Flight. NASA/AFRC, 2025-10-28. Public domain. ID: AFRC2025-0168-100.
Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Exits Aircraft After Historic First FlightNASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Exits Aircraft After Historic First Flight X-59 Taxis to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research CenterX-59 Taxis to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center X-59 Taxis to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research CenterX-59 Taxis to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center NASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Exits Aircraft After Historic First FlightNASA’s X-59 Test Pilot Exits Aircraft After Historic First Flight NASA Pilots Prepare for QSF18 FlightNASA Pilots Prepare for QSF18 Flight NASA Leadership Gather Around X-59 After First FlightNASA Leadership Gather Around X-59 After First Flight