Nearly a decade after class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/2016-03-01-nasa-supersonic-jet-design-award.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first flight in California, according to class=”link ” href=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/2025/06/09/trump-clears-us-for-supersonic-flights-ending-50-year-ban/” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:a press release;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>a press release spotted by class=”link ” href=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/2025/06/09/trump-clears-us-for-supersonic-flights-ending-50-year-ban/” data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Gizmodo;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Gizmodo. The class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/nasas-new-x-59-plane-could-hit-supersonic-speeds-with-minimal-sonic-boom-210037676.html” data-i13n=”cpos:4;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (Quesst) aircraft;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (Quesst) aircraft is designed to reach supersonic speeds without the “sonic boom,” and now with this latest test flight complete, NASA and Lockheed plan to conduct future tests to measure the X-59’s “sound signature and conduct community acceptance testing.”
The flight on Tuesday…
