QueSST

Cleared Direct Sep 7, 2026

The NASA X-59 QueSST, the Fifty-Year Overland Supersonic Ban, and the Engineering Bet That Could Rewrite the Rules of Commercial Flight

NASA's X-59 QueSST flew for the first time in January 2024, targeting a sonic boom quiet enough to rewrite the 50-year-old U.S. overland supersonic ban.

Vector

Cleared Direct Aug 28, 2026

The NASA X-59, the Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator, and the Rule Change That Could Open the American Sky to Supersonic Flight Again

NASA's X-59 QueSST completed its first flight on January 24, 2024, launching a program aimed at replacing the 50-year US ban on supersonic overland civil flight with a noise-based standard.

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Cleared Direct Jul 30, 2026

NASA's X Fifty-Nine, the Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator Built to Turn the Boom Into a Thump and Overturn a Fifty-Year-Old Ban

NASA's X-59 aims to replace the sonic boom with a quiet 'thump' and overturn a 50-year U.S. ban on supersonic flight over land.

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