# Quesst

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is unveiled on January 12, 2024, at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California....

NASA Administrator Robert Pearce speaks on stage just before the unveiling of the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at...

John Clark, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Vice President and General Manager, speaks on stage just before the unveiling of NASA’s...

Bathed in dramatic lighting, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully assembled and painted at Lockheed Martin's Skunk...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully assembled and painted on the ramp at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is dramatically lit for a "glamour shot," captured before its Jan. 12, 2024, rollout...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is dramatically lit for a "glamour shot," captured before its Jan. 12, 2024, rollout...

With the sun about to rise over the California high desert, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully...

With the sun setting over the California high desert, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen fully assembled and...

Greg Ulmer, Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President of Aeronautics, speaks on stage moments before the unveiling NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic...

A close-up front view showcases the long, slightly flattened nose of the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft, seen here bathed...

Dee Dee Myers, California Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor, speaks on stage immediately following the unveiling of NASA’s X-59...

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free speaks on stage immediately following the unveiling of the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft...

The general shape of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology airplane, including parts of its wing, can be seen in this...

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise,...

NASA test pilots Nils Larson (left) and Jim “Clue” Less (right), and Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan “Dog” Canin pose...

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California during sunrise,...

Artist’s concept of the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft. NASA and Lockheed Martin Skunkworks will unveil the aircraft on Friday, Jan....

Former flight test instructor and current NASA test pilot Nils Larson reunited with former student and current astronaut Victor Glover...

This “four-view” of the X-59 research aircraft provides specifications of the piloted vehicle that is being built by Lockheed Martin...

Before the X-59 flies, NASA researchers are getting ahead of the curve by using computational fluid dynamics to create what...

NASA’s X-59 sits in support framing while undergoing the installation of its lower empennage, or tail section, at Lockheed Martin...

NASA’s X-59 has undergone final installation of its lower empennage, better known as the tail assembly. NASA’s X-59 has undergone...

Ernest Williams has played a key role in the X-59 Quesst mission as an electrical engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research...

The supersonic X-1E research aircraft was the last of NASA's experimental X-1 series of aircraft. From 1955-1958, it made 26...

Before NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft takes to the skies, plenty of testing happens to ensure a safe first flight....

A model of the X-59 aircraft, the centerpiece of NASA’s mission to gather information intended to help enable a new...

Don Durston never grew out of building model planes – they’re just a whole lot more sophisticated these days! The...

This colorized schlieren image is of a small-scale model of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) airplane taken inside NASA...

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in...

The NASA and Lockheed Martin team behind the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) have recently removed the aircraft from its...

The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft is taking shape at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California....

Pictured at left: The low pressure (hypobaric) chamber at KBR’s facility in San Antonio, Texas, simulates very high altitudes by...

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms.

NASA’s X-59 requires the use of creative and strategic supersonic technologies to control and soften the jarring sound that hits...

NASA is targeting 2022 for the first flight of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) research aircraft. Its mission –...

NASA is on a mission to revolutionize supersonic air travel for passengers across the globe. In this image, you’ll see...

This image actually is the product of a complex computer simulation involving supersonic shockwaves.

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing sonic booms...

NASA continues to make progress on the assembly of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, aircraft, while overcoming challenges...