NASA’s X-59 Lands Near Armstrong
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches landing at Edwards Air Force Base in 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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Keywords
NASAX-59AviationLow Boom Flight DemonstratorQuesstQuestSubsonicMachSonic BoomQuiet Supersonic TechnologyX-planesX-planeAeronauticsTest PilotLockheed MartinSkunk WorksSpeedAFRCArmstrong Flight Research CenterLangley Research CenterAmes Research CenterGlenn Research CenterSonic ThumpCivil Supersonic Overland Flight TechnologiesAirplanesMojave DesertCaliforniaLBFDEdwards Air Force Base
Details
NASA ID
AFRC2026-0061-088
Date Created
March 26, 2026
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Carla Thomas
Location
AFRC
