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A Lockheed Martin technician works to complete wiring on the X-59 aircraft in preparation for the power-on system...
A Lockheed Martin Skunk Works technician inspects some of the wiring and sensors on the X-59 aircraft in preparation...
This image shows the X-59 aircraft’s lower empennage structure, or tail section of the plane, that was installed....
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli Epperson, left, and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director David...
A quality inspector checks NASA’s X-59 aircraft during the construction phase. The X-59 was built in Lockheed...
Here is an overhead view of the X-59 aircraft (left) prior to the installation of the General Electric F414 engine...
The upper empennage, or tail section of the plane, and engine bay is surrounded by a blue gantry that is used to...
This is an up-close view of the X-59’s engine inlet – fresh after being painted. The 13-foot F414-GE-100 engine will...
This image shows the extensive ventilation system that has been placed adjacent to the X-59 during the recent...
Today NASA is reinventing aviation for the next 50 years, where aircraft look different, are powered different, and...
The X-59 team working on the aircraft’s wiring around the engine inlet prior to the engine being installed. Once...
A look at the X-59’s engine nozzle, where the thrust -the force that moves the aircraft- will exit. Once complete,...
The Quesst team has repurposed the landing gear from an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and is working on adjusting...
Find out more about the NASA missions mentioned in this 2024 year-end highlight video by taking a deep dive with...
A NASA F/A-18 research aircraft flies near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Feb....
This is a closeup view of the inner workings of the X-59 aircraft. Visible are one the plane’s three lithium-ion...
This overhead view of the X-59 shows the aircraft’s current state of assembly at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in...
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp during engine run testing on Thursday, March 12,...
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp during engine run testing on Thursday, March 12,...
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp during engine run testing on Thursday, March 12,...
The NASA Dryden 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crew poses in an engine inlet; Standing L to R - aircraft mechanic John...
A quality inspector inspects the GE F-414 engine nozzle after installation at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility...
This image shows the X-59’s engine inlet from the aft view, which is the rear of the airplane, looking forward. Once...
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits inside its run stall in preparation for maximum afterburner...