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NASA's X-59 Takes Off Near Armstrong
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NASA's X-59 Takes Off Near Armstrong

NASA / AFRC · 2026-03-26 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft takes off from Edwards Air Force Base near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The flight supports NASA’s Quesst mission to demonstrate supersonic flight that produces a quieter sonic “thump” instead of a loud sonic boom.

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NASAX-59AviationLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstQuestSubsonicMachSonic BoomQuiet Supersonic TechnologyX-planesX-plane
Credit lineNASA's X-59 Takes Off Near Armstrong. NASA/AFRC, 2026-03-26. Public domain. ID: AFRC2026-0061-029.
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