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The Quesst mission offers resources to the public and news media such as fact sheets and infographics to provide greater understanding of the X-59 vehicle, supersonic flight, and what is required to fly faster than sound over land. Find much of that content here.

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Toolkit

X-59 First Flight Toolkit

Welcome to the official media toolkit for the first flight of NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft — a historic milestone in aviation innovation.

This toolkit offers a collection of resources to help you share the story of the X-59’s inaugural flight. From newly released b-roll to photos, you’ll find content on the X-59’s recent first flight here.

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👁 Two maintainers in white protective suits, air tanks, masks, rubber gloves, and boots check NASA’s X-59 hydrazine system during a hydrazine safety check at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The sky is slightly overcast, with some sunlight rays beginning to peek out from behind the clouds. The aircraft has a panel open, a ladder positioned on the right side of its fuselage, and air ducts extending from the aircraft into a service cart.
Maintainers perform a hydrazine safety check on the agency’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Aug. 18, 2025. Hydrazine is a highly toxic chemical, but it serves as a critical backup to restart the engine in flight, if necessary, and is one of several safety features being validated ahead of the aircraft’s first flight.
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Media Resources

Just How Quiet Will NASA's X-59 be?

Quesst Mission Image Gallery

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Quesst mission videos

Quesst Videos

Learn more about the Quesst mission, as well as earlier research NASA has done on faster-than-sound flight. Plus, watch the remarkable set of videos called “The Quiet Crew,” an ongoing series of spotlight videos about the individuals who are part of the Quesst team.

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NASA, Lockheed Martin Debut Quesst Mission's X-59

NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft on Jan. 12, 2024, at a ceremony in California. Read about the event, watch the video, and learn more about the origins and assembly of the X-59 in this special feature report.

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👁 Members of an audience lift their phones to snap a photo of the recently revealed X-59 aircraft. The plane's long, sharp nose appears to jut out towards the audience.
NASA and Lockheed Martin publicly unveil the X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft at a ceremony in Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA’s Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to supersonic flight over land, currently banned in the United States, by making sonic booms quieter.
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Biographies

Meet the visionary leaders and fearless pilots behind NASA’s quiet supersonic revolution—discover the people turning once-impossible dreams into the next era of aviation.

Peter Coen

Quesst Mission Integration Manager

Catherine M. Bahm

Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project Manager

Brian J. Griffin

Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project Deputy Ops Lead

Quesst Mission Press Releases

Official NASA news releases related to the Quesst mission are listed here.

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NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights
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Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 20, 2026, to reflect a new time for the news conference and…

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NASA Grants to Engage Students in Quiet Supersonic Community Overflight
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NASA has issued new grants to five universities to help develop education plans for the community overflight phase of the…

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NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
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NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…

News Release

B-roll Video Footage

View high-quality B-roll footage of NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft.

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Quesst STEM Resources

Explore hands-on activities, interactive lesson plans, educator guides, and other downloadable content about the X-59 and supersonic flight.