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NASA X-59 First Flight

The first flight of NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took place on 28 October 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. During the 67 minutes flight, the aircraft was operated by test pilot Nils Larson at slower than the speed of sound 230 mph (~370 km/h) and a maximum altitude of about 12,000 feet (~3657 m), “conditions that allowed the team to conduct in-flight system and performance checks”. According to NASA, the X-59 will eventually reach its target cruising speed of about 925 mph (Mach 1.4, ~1488 km/h) at 55,000 feet (~16,764 m). Credit: NASA