X-59 Quesst

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Cleared Direct Aug 5, 2026

The X-59 Quesst, NASA and Lockheed's Long-Nosed Demonstrator Built to Turn the Sonic Boom Into a Thump and Overturn a Fifty-Year Ban

NASA and Lockheed's X-59 Quesst turns the sonic boom into a soft thump, aiming to overturn the 1973 ban on supersonic flight over land.

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Cleared Direct Apr 20, 2026

NASA's X fifty-nine Quesst and the return of supersonic commercial flight

NASA's X-59 Quesst aims to reshape sonic booms into quiet thumps, potentially ending the 50-year ban on overland supersonic flight.

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