NASA test pilot Mike Lippert poses for a photo ahead of his first time flying the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Oct. 21, 2026. The X-59 has flown numerous times since its inaugural flight in November 2025; its first supersonic flight was on June 5, 2026. Lippert took off from NASA’s Armstrong Flight […]
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Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Quesst (X-59), Quesst: The Team, Research and Technology Mission Directorate, Supersonic Flight
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October 26, 2026
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