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NASA image: NASA’s The Quiet Crew | Bryan Watters

NASA’s The Quiet Crew | Bryan Watters

In this episode of The Quiet Crew, you’ll meet civil engineer Bryan Watters and learn about his role on the Quesst...

NASA image: Mission Manager Peter Coen Poses in Front of Unveiled X-59

Mission Manager Peter Coen Poses in Front of Unveiled X-59

NASA’s mission integration manager for the Quesst mission, Peter Coen, poses in front of the agency’s X-59 quiet...

NASA image: NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits inside Hangar 4826 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

NASA image: NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits inside Hangar 4826 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

NASA image: NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits inside Hangar 4826 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

NASA image: NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits inside Hangar 4826 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

NASA image: NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 Arrives at New Base of Flight Operations

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits inside Hangar 4826 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in...

NASA image: Manufacturing Area From Above

Manufacturing Area From Above

This overhead view shows NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology or QueSST aircraft as it comes together for the...

NASA image: Astronaut Looks at Nozzle of F-15 at Armstrong Flight Research Center

Astronaut Looks at Nozzle of F-15 at Armstrong Flight Research Center

NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidates toured aircraft hangar at Armstrong Flight Research Center, in Southern California...

NASA image: NASA’s X-59 Completes Historic First Flight

NASA’s X-59 Completes Historic First Flight

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025,...

NASA image: SEG 400 Main Wing Assembly, SEG 430 Spine, SEG 500 Empennage

SEG 400 Main Wing Assembly, SEG 430 Spine, SEG 500 Empennage

Here is a wide shot of the wing, engine and engine inlet area of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology or QueSST...

NASA image: Cockpit Lights SCO - Right Tomahawk Skin

Cockpit Lights SCO - Right Tomahawk Skin

A Lockheed Martin Skunk Works technician works to complete wiring on the X-59 aircraft in preparation for the...

NASA image: Overhead Image of NASA’s X-59 in Construction

Overhead Image of NASA’s X-59 in Construction

An overhead view of the X-59 during assembly in spring 2023. Assembly took place at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works...

NASA image: Quesst Mission | X-59 Engine Inlet

Quesst Mission | X-59 Engine Inlet

This image shows the X-59’s engine inlet from the aft view, which is the rear of the airplane, looking forward. Once...

NASA image: Quesst Mission |Lower Engine Bay Laser Scan

Quesst Mission |Lower Engine Bay Laser Scan

A laser scans the inside of the X-59 aircraft’s lower engine bay at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale,...

NASA image: NASA’s The Quiet Crew | Stephanie Simerly

NASA’s The Quiet Crew | Stephanie Simerly

In this episode of The Quiet Crew, you’ll meet Stephanie Simerly, a wind tunnel test engineer supporting the Quesst...

NASA image: NASA Intern Sets Up Ground Recording System Units

NASA Intern Sets Up Ground Recording System Units

A NASA intern sets up ground recording system (GRS) units in California’s Mojave Desert during a Phase 2 rehearsal...

NASA image: NASA Representatives in Front of Unveiled X-59

NASA Representatives in Front of Unveiled X-59

(from left to right), Quesst Mission Integration Manager Peter Coen, Chief Engineer Jay Brandon, Low Boom Flight...

NASA image: Checkout Tests of X-59 Landing Gear

Checkout Tests of X-59 Landing Gear

Technicians perform landing gear checkout testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. These...

NASA image: X-59 - Various Angles in Test Fixture

X-59 - Various Angles in Test Fixture

NASA’s X-59 undergoes a structural stress test at Lockheed Martin’s facility at Fort Worth, Texas. The X-59 is a...

NASA image: Forebody and Nose - Windtunnel Testing

Forebody and Nose - Windtunnel Testing

Event: Forebody and Nose - Windtunnel Testing A model of the X-59 forebody is shown in the Lockheed Martin Skunk...

NASA image: First Power-On SCO

First Power-On SCO

A Lockheed Martin Skunk Works technician inspects some of the wiring and sensors on the X-59 aircraft in preparation...

NASA image: LRC-2022-H1_P_X-59-45

LRC-2022-H1_P_X-59-45

The upper empennage, or tail section of the plane, and engine bay is surrounded by a blue gantry that is used to...

NASA image: X-59 - Various Angles in Test Fixture

X-59 - Various Angles in Test Fixture

NASA’s X-59 undergoes a structural stress test at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The X-59’s nose...