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NASA Leadership Gather Around X-59 After First Flight
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NASA Leadership Gather Around X-59 After First Flight

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

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NASA leadership, ground crew, and support personnel gather to congratulate test pilot Nils Larson following his first flight of the X-59 on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The moment captures years of design, integration, and ground testing and marks the beginning of a new chapter in NASA’s aeronautics research legacy.

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NASAX-59First FlightAviationHistoryLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstQuestCrew ChiefGround CrewSupersonicMach
Credit lineNASA Leadership Gather Around X-59 After First Flight. NASA/AFRC, 2025-10-28. Public domain. ID: AFRC2025-0168-115.
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