{"id":247905,"date":"2022-01-05T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-13T18:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T22:26:14","slug":"nasas-x-59-kicks-off-2022-texas-ground-testing","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/nasas-x-59-kicks-off-2022-texas-ground-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s X-59 Kicks Off 2022 in Texas for Ground Testing"},"author":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[10822,12234,12236,12245],"read_time":2,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"Lockheed Martin","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"X-59 wrapped with a red bow to prepare for it's move to Texas.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg?resize=300,147 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg?resize=768,376 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg?resize=1024,501 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg?resize=400,196 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg?resize=600,293 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/097a2052-pano.jpg?resize=900,440 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in preparation for its move to Texas. The X-plane will undergo ground tests to ensure it can withstand the stresses of flight before returning to California for completion.<em><strong>Credits: Lockheed Martin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>2021 saw significant milestones achieved in the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST), and all eyes now look forward to a pivotal 2022. Following the X-plane’s temporary move from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in California to their facilities in Texas, the X-59 is set to start 2022 with critical ground testing, as progress continues toward NASA’s target of the aircraft’s first flight later this year.<\/p>\n<p>While in Texas, ground testing of the X-59 will be done to ensure the aircraft can withstand the loads and stresses that typically occur during flight. The team will also calibrate and test the fuel systems before the X-59 makes the journey back to California for more tests and completion.<\/p>\n<p>The X-59 is designed to reduce the loudness of the sonic boom, which occurs when an aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound, to a gentle, quiet sonic “thump”. The X-plane will demonstrate this in flights over communities around the U.S. starting in 2024, as NASA collects data that could open the future to commercial supersonic flights over land.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: Lockheed Martin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Matt Kamlet<br \/>\nNASA Armstrong Flight Research Center<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST) is pictured here at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in California, wrapped up in preparation for its move to Texas. 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