{"id":593552,"date":"2024-01-16T22:10:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T03:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=feature&p=593552"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:50:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T17:50:19","slug":"special-report-x-59-rollout","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/special-report-x-59-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Report: X-59 Makes its Public Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-feature-intro nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container minh-tablet color-mode-dark hds-cover-wrapper bg-carbon-black hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-feature-intro\"><div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-wrapper height-full margin-right-auto margin-left-auto grid-container maxw-widescreen width-full padding-left-3 padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-content z-300\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-intro-content-inner margin-bottom-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hds-feature-intro-heading display-120 margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white-important\">X-59 Debuts<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white-important\">The centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission to enable a future that includes commercial supersonic air travel over land, the X-59 quiet supersonic technology aircraft made its public debut on Jan. 12, 2024. This special report has all the details and background.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-chapter-tag-wrapper padding-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label hds-feature-intro-label label color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tag-label-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 20 20;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M10,0C4.5,0,0,4.5,0,10c0,5.5,4.5,10,10,10c5.5,0,10-4.5,10-10C20,4.5,15.5,0,10,0z M10,19c-5,0-9-4-9-9 c0-5,4-9,9-9c5,0,9,4,9,9C19,15,15,19,10,19z\"\/><polygon points=\"10,11.1 6.8,7.8 6,8.6 10,12.6 14,8.6 13.2,7.8 \"\/><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Scroll to Continue<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-04orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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it stands as a symbol of our collective ambition to redefine the future of supersonic travel.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-hero-quote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-2\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=240&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 240w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=768&h=960&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=819&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 819w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=1229&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1229w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=320&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 320w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=480&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 480w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=720&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 720w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/NHQ202106250001\/NHQ202106250001~large.jpg?w=960&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-hero-quote-name text-uppercase heading-12 margin-bottom-1\">pam melroy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-hero-quote-title padding-0 margin-0 line-height-sm\">NASA Deputy Administrator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-image color-mode-light hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-image\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-y-9 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-6 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-10 display-none tablet:display-block desktop:display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label\">jan. 12, 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-41 margin-0\">The Big Moment<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-22 margin-bottom-2\">NASA\u2019s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Unveiled<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">With a dramatic curtain drop, NASA and Lockheed Martin publicly unveiled the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. Credits: NASA\/Steve Freeman<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-lockheed-martin-reveal-x-59-quiet-supersonic-aircraft\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 display-block tablet:display-none desktop:display-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"label\">jan. 12, 2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"display-41 margin-0\">The Big Moment<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-image-download-wrapper width-full display-block cursor-pointer\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"link\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"View full image page\" onClick=\"window.location='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/nasas-x-59-quiet-supersonic-research-aircraft-unveiled\/'\" onKeyPress=\"if(event.keyCode == 13){window.location='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/nasas-x-59-quiet-supersonic-research-aircraft-unveiled\/'}\"\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Members of an audience lift their phones to snap a photo of the recently revealed X-59 aircraft. The plane's long, sharp nose appears to jut out towards the audience.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg 5482w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=768,493 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=1024,657 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=1536,986 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=2048,1315 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=400,257 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=600,385 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=900,578 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=1200,770 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/afrc2024-0004-001orig.jpg?resize=2000,1284 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA and Lockheed Martin publicly unveil the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=1920&h=1280&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=300&h=200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=768&h=512&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=1024&h=683&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=1536&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=400&h=267&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=600&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=900&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2024-0004-082\/AFRC2024-0004-082~large.jpg?w=1200&h=800&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-12 display-block desktop:display-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/gallery\/x-59-rollout-ceremony-album\/\" class=\"button-primary margin-top-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">Go To Gallery<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-fifty-fifty hds-fifty-fifty-content-right bg-nasa-blue-shade padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-fifty-fifty\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner width-full grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-inner grid-row width-full\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-center padding-4\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-content-inner maxw-mobile-lg\"><h2 class=\"heading-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 color-spacesuit-white\">X-59 Rollout Watch Parties<\/h2><p class=\"p-lg margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">You didn’t need to be in California to take in the historic spectacle of the X-59’s public debut. Thousands of people around the world tuned in to NASA’s multimedia services to view the ceremony. This included more than 285 locations in 21 countries (see map) where watch parties were hosted by student groups, museums, aviation enthusiasts, and many others.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\"><div class=\"hds-fifty-fifty-item-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1867\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?w=1867\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"World Map showing the different locations of the Quesst Rollout Watch Party.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 17% 52%; object-position: 17% 52%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png 1867w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/x-59-watch-party-world-tracking-map-jan12-2023.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1867px) 100vw, 1867px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-gallery-preview padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-7 padding-x-3 bg-spacesuit-white width-full maxw-full hds-gallery-preview-count-20 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-gallery-preview\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-widescreen padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row width-full\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22\">Some Assembly Required: An X-59 Image Gallery<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-wrap flex-align-center 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1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet-lg hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 display-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md font-weight-extrabold line-height-heading-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Quesst Mission<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-top-2 padding-0 margin-bottom-4 color-spacesuit-white-important\">Interested in flying to your next destination in half the time? NASA's Quesst mission is leading a government-industry team to collect data that could make commercial supersonic flight over land possible, dramatically reducing air travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world. The centerpiece of the mission is the X-59 aircraft.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/quesst\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary  link-external-false\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn More About the Quesst Mission                                    <span class=\"usa-sr-only\"> about Quesst Mission<\/span>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/x-59-flight-overland-v3-16x9-web.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist illustration of the X-59 in flight over land against bright blue skies.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bob-pearce2_0.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bob-pearce2_0.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bob-pearce2_0.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bob-pearce2_0.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-hero-quote-name text-uppercase heading-12 margin-bottom-1\">robert pearce<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-hero-quote-title padding-0 margin-0 line-height-sm\">NASA's Associate Administrator for Aeronautics<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0 padding-top-9 desktop:padding-top-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-right-5 margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label margin-bottom-2\">NASA e-book<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md\">Quieting the Boom<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Key research that led to the X-59, and inspired Bob Pearce's quote above, is detailed in the NASA book "Quieting the Boom: The Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator and the Quest for Quiet Supersonic Flight." The book presents the  story of the airplane seen here, as well as a general history of sonic boom research, emphasizing the people and organizations. The Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator culminated four decades of study and research on mitigating the strength of sonic booms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/quieting-the-boom-the-shaped-sonic-boom-demonstrator-and-the-quest-for-quiet-supersonic-flight\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" aria-label=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Download the e-Book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Shape of Things to Come\" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); transform-origin: 54% 69%; object-position: 54% 69%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/735443main_10_f-5E_shaped_sonic_boom_demo_2474x1856_full.jpg?resize=900,675 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This modified Northrop F-5E jet was used during 2003 for NASA’s Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration program, a successful effort to show that an aircraft’s shape can be used to reduce the intensity of the sonic booms it creates while flying supersonic. Test pilot Roy Martin was quoted after the low-boom flight as saying “Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. We just fixed it.”<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-feature-outro nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full grid-container color-mode-dark bg-carbon-black padding-y-5 padding-x-4 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-feature-outro\"><div class=\"hds-feature-outro-wrapper height-full margin-right-auto margin-left-auto grid-container maxw-widescreen width-full padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-grid grid-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-content-inner width-full maxw-tablet\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hds-feature-outro-heading line-height-md heading-22 margin-bottom-2 color-spacesuit-white\">Next Step for the X-59: First Flight<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 color-spacesuit-white\">With the rollout ceremony accomplished, the next major milestone for the X-59 and the Quesst mission will be first flight. Targeted for later this year, that historic event will follow a final series of ground tests of the single-seat aircraft, as well as a comprehensive flight readiness review. When those flights do happen, pilot duties will be shared among the trio of flyers seen here:  NASA’s Nils Larson (left), Lockheed Martin’s  Dan \u201cDog\u201d Canin, and NASA’s Jim Less.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-feature-outro-image hds-feature-outro-image-frontend margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/afrc2023-0198-25orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"In this photo, NASA research pilot Nils Larsen, Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan \u201cDog\u201d Canin, and NASA research pilot Jim Less stand in front of the X-59.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.6); transform-origin: 58% 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