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On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft had its first flight, ferrying from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The day included taxi, takeoff, handling and stability checks, landing, arrival at NASA Armstrong, and other key moments marking a milestone for the Quesst mission.

Key moments from the X-59’s first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, including taxi, takeoff, landing, and ferry from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.

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