NASA's X-59 Arrives Back in California Following Critical Ground Tests

NASA's X-59 Arrives Back in California Following Critical Ground Tests

The X-59, NASA's quiet supersonic experimental aircraft, has arrived back at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, following several months of critical ground tests in Fort Worth, Texas.

This new technology, along with a potential change in regulations, will allow airliners to fly faster over land, cutting passenger travel time in half without disturbing people on the ground.

For more information about NASA's quiet supersonic mission, visit http://www.nasa.gov/X59

X-59 Free Maker Bundle (STEM Education):

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/x-59-maker-bundle-v8.pdf

The NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is an aeronautical research center. Its primary campus is located inside Edwards Air Force Base in California and is considered NASA's premier site for aeronautical research. 

Credit: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

Duration: 2 minutes, 13 seconds

Release Date: April 18, 2021

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