NASA's X-59: Can Quiet Supersonic Flight Overcome Regulatory Barriers?
NASA's X-59 could revolutionize supersonic travel by reducing sonic booms, impacting aviation regulations and market dynamics.
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The Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst, sometimes styled QueSST, is an American experimental supersonic aircraft under development by Lockheed Martin for NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator project. Preliminary design started in February 2016, with the X-59 originally planned to begin flight testing in 2021. After repeated delays, it began flight testing in late October 2025.
NASA's X-59 could revolutionize supersonic travel by reducing sonic booms, impacting aviation regulations and market dynamics.
VTechX HubPreliminary design started in February 2016, with the X-59 originally planned to begin flight testing in 2021.
SourceAfter repeated delays, it began flight testing in late October 2025.
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