{"id":588565,"date":"2024-01-05T10:09:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T15:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=588565"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:03:10","slug":"nasa-sets-coverage-for-x-59-quiet-supersonic-aircraft-rollout","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-sets-coverage-for-x-59-quiet-supersonic-aircraft-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Sets Coverage for X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?w=1800\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png 1800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/x59-photo.png?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist\u2019s concept of the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft. NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works will unveil the aircraft on Friday, Jan. 12.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor’s Note: <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>This advisory was revised Thursday, Jan. 11, to include a new contact for reporters wishing to participate in the media teleconference on Friday, Jan. 12, and to add the time of the teleconference.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will provide live coverage as it reveals its X-59 aircraft at 4 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 12, as part of the agency\u2019s Quesst mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, the public will see the painted aircraft, which will be unveiled during a ceremony hosted by prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony and rollout of the aircraft will stream live on the <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/scheduled-video\/nasa-x-59-rollout-ceremony\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA+<\/a> streaming service. Coverage also will air on NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\">NASA app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40NASA&data=05%7C01%7Crobert.j.margetta%40nasa.gov%7C77e00952c7fc47338a2808dbdbb06203%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C638345322833938541%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oZdjOmut%2B7IEKFslfb3OtfSCgrHVDDHVuk4b1peV1bw%3D&reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, and on the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\/\">website<\/a>. Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/how-to-stream-nasa-tv\/\">stream NASA TV<\/a> through a variety of platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers at the event include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NASA Associate Administrator James Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Pearce, associate administrator, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Clark, vice president and general manager, Skunk Works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greg Ulmer, executive vice president of aeronautics, Lockheed Martin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the media with questions about attending the event should contact <a href=\"mailto:candis.s.roussel@lmco.com\">Skunk Works<\/a>. In addition to the on-site events, NASA will host a teleconference for members of the media at 6:30 p.m. EST on Friday, after the ceremony. Reporters can contact <a href=\"mailto:hillary.smith@nasa.gov\">hillary.smith@nasa.gov<\/a> to RSVP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public can sign up to get their own virtual boarding pass for the X-59\u2019s first flight. Via <a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www3.nasa.gov\/flightlog\/\">NASA\u2019s Flight Log<\/a> experience, participants\u2019 names will be digitized and downloaded onto a storage device that will be carried personally by the X-59 pilot. Participants will also receive a printable boarding pass with their names, and the flight will be entered into their logbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 is a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft that will demonstrate the ability to fly supersonic while generating a gentle \u201csonic thump\u201d rather than the normally loud sonic boom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the X-59 completes assembly and testing, NASA\u2019s Quesst team will select several U.S. communities to fly the aircraft and gather data on how people perceive the sound it produces. The agency will provide that data to U.S. and international regulators to potentially adjust current rules that prohibit commercial supersonic flight over land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Quesst, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/Quesst\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/Quesst<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Margetta<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-763-5012<br><a href=\"mailto:robert.j.margetta@nasa.gov\">robert.j.margetta@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sasha Ellis<br>Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia<br>757-864-5473<br><a href=\"mailto:sasha.c.ellis@nasa.gov\">sasha.c.ellis@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Candis Roussel<br>Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Palmdale, California<br>661- 264-8592<br><a href=\"mailto:candis.s.roussel@lmco.com\">candis.s.roussel@lmco.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a 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