Breaking: NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Off – Travel Times Could Halve
NASA’s X-59 QueSST experimental jet completed its first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, in Palmdale, California. The aircraft is designed to reduce sonic booms to a “thump” and will provide data for new FAA rules on supersonic flight over land. Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor, traded at $486.91 the day before the flight. California Governor Gavin Newsom named the X-59 the “Coolest Thing Made in California” for 2025.