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Party 

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Guide
Hello party planners! Join in on the fun as we roll out the X-59 for the first time! Rollout ceremonies 

are special events that celebrate years of hard work by hundreds or even thousands of people 

working on a new aircraft, marking the beginning of a new era. We look forward to celebrating the 

X-59 and want you to be with us, too. Our team has put together a list of ideas to get you started. 

Let us know if you’re hosting a party, and we’ll put you on the map! Do you need more help or have 

any other fun ideas to share? Reach out at aeroSTEM@nasa.onmicrosoft.com. If you would like more 

information about our X-59 aircraft – the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission, visit: www.nasa.gov/

quesst. See you at the hangar! 

PARTY CHECKLIST

Use this party checklist to help make sure you don’t forget anything. 

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 Invitations 

 Public announcements and social media 

 Decorations 

 Food 

 Games/Activities 

INVITATIONS

Do you have special people to invite to your event? Don’t forget to send out invitations! 

 Create and send out Evites 

(electronic invitations) 

 Paper-based Quesst invites
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 

SOCIAL MEDIA

Advertise your event! Click here to access images, logos, media resources, virtual backgrounds, 

and other materials 

Social media

Connect with NASA Aeronautics via Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn

@NASA @NASAaero

@NASA @NASAaero

@NASA @NASAaero

@NASA

DECORATIONS

Did you know the Quesst mission colors are blue and green? Have some fun with 

these colors! 

Other themes: 

• Airplane theme 

• Cloud theme 

• NASA theme 

• Aviation history theme 

• Host a fly-in for the event 

Create X-59 paper garland from aircraft Snowflakes 

Table centerpieces: 3D printed X-59

Have a costume contest, wear blue and green 

Create a photo area with aviation props (pilots, airplanes, Orville, etc.)

FOOD

Serve your guests some X-59 and aviation-themed foods.

• Quiet v. loud foods (after all, the X-59

is designed to quiet the sonic boom!) 

• Airplane shaped cookie decorating 

• Build candy planes (many different types 

can be found online)

• Pancake fly-in or “hundred dollar 

hamburgers” 

• Beverage and snack carts with 

flight-style foods (bags of peanuts, 

cookies, trail mix, cans of soda 

and juice) 
GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT

Have tons of fun at your party with these aviation-themed games and entertainment.

• DO MORE STEM: The X-59 Supersonic STEM Toolkit has lots of hands-on STEM 

activities that focus on the X-59 and the science of sound 

• Looking for some trivia, try NASA’s X-59 Kahoot! Quiz

• Play these oldie but goodie games with an aviation twist.

– Pin the Pilot on the Plane (pin the tail on the donkey)

– Pass the Plane (hot potato)

– Musical Clouds (musical chairs)

– Airplane Bingo

– Quiet Game

– Pilot Obstacle Course

– Airplane Coloring Sheets

– Airplane-themed board games

• Have some paper airplane fun!

– X-59 Paper Airplane Template 

– NASA Glenn PA-2L Template

– Runway Landing. Create a runway with paper or paint and challenge your party 

people to keep their paper airplane in the center of the runway.

– Flying through Hoops. Launch paper airplanes through hula hoops at various 

heights and/or distances.

– Distance challenge: How far can your paper plane fly?

• Challenge your guests to a contest

– Design your own plane

– Decorate your own plane

– Pilot Costume contest

• Have some technical fun with aviation-themed music, videos, and simulators!

– Music: “Getting’ on an airplane” song

– Videos: “The Quiet Crew” videos

– Do you have the XPlane 11 software? Download and fly three different 

X-59 simulators.

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