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title: "The X-59: Quieting the Sonic Boom"
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On Oct. 28, 2025, X-59 flew for the very first time. From takeoff at our Skunk Works’® Palmdale facility to landing at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, everything performed exactly as planned.

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