NASA’s X-59 at Sunrise – NASA

The NASA X-59 supersonic search planes are on the sunrise ramp before the ground tests at the Skunk Works of Lockheed Martin in Palmdale, California, on July 18, 2025. After the completion of low-speed taxi tests in July 2025 in Palmdale, California, high speed taxi tests before the front steps before The plane does not take the skies for the first time.

The X-59 is the centerpiece of the Quesst of NASA mission, which aims to demonstrate a silent supersonic flight by reducing the strong sound boom to a quieter “blow”. Proving the navigability of Plan X is the first step on the path of data collection in support of the mission. Flight data will help inform American and international regulators by considering new noise standards for supersonic commercial flight on Earth.

Image credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation