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Wheels up for NASA’s X-59. ✈️ In its first wheels-up flight, the aircraft revealed its sleek, streamlined design—key to reducing sonic booms to a quiet thump. See how this milestone moves us closer to quiet supersonic flight over land:

RT @NASA_Events: The aircraft lineup just keeps getting bigger. ✈️ MAX POWER, a new aerospace expo, is set for Nov. 7-8 @NASAKennedy — featuring flyovers and static displays, including NASA’s F-15, F-18, T-38, and ER-2 aircraft. Details on how to join us:

From NASA student researcher to drone entrepreneur! 🚁 Gavin Gardner credits NASA’s University Student Research Challenge with helping him develop the technical and business skills that contributed to co-founding AG3 Labs. Read his story:

One year. New heights. Faster speeds. ✈️ Since its first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, NASA's X-59 has continued pushing the boundaries of aviation. See how far we've come in just one year! #NASAaero #Quesst

RT @NASAArmstrong: NASA test pilot Mike Lippert completed his first flight in the X-59, marking his first time flying an X-plane. After years flying high-performance aircraft and months preparing for the mission, Lippert completed high-altitude test points and handling evaluations to support the X-59 flight test campaign. "For as long as I can remember, I've dreamt of doing exactly what I got to do today." 🔗:

RT @NASALangley: What can a glowing wing tell us about the future of flight? ✈️ At NASA Langley, researchers used unsteady pressure sensitive paint for the first time on a large-scale, freely moving model in Langley's Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, turning changes in airflow into data researchers can see. Learn more: Video credit: NASA

🏆 A historic flight. A prestigious honor! NASA's X-59 lead pilot Nils Larson recently received the Iven C. Kincheloe Award for his role in the aircraft's first flight and expanding its flight envelope. ✈️

🧊✈️ NASA is tackling a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, supercooled water droplets in clouds. Researchers are conducting tests to help industry better understand this phenomenon. 🔗

Talk about diving into your work! ✈️🔧 Keeping NASA’s X-59 flight-ready sometimes means going headfirst into its engine inlet. See how technicians use “duct diving” to inspect critical components of our quiet supersonic aircraft.

✈️ A passion for model aircraft turned into a career advancing flight research at NASA. Meet three members of the team putting that passion to work at NASA Armstrong’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory:

RT @NASAArmstrong: A double birthday celebration! 🎉 @NASA and @EdwardsAFB in California teamed up to honor NASA Armstrong’s 80th and America’s 250th with STEM activities, a NASA flyover with sonic boom, and remarks from astronaut Matthew Dominick. 🇺🇸 ✈️ Explore more about Armstrong's 80th:

✈️ Six flights. One week. Fastest speed to date. NASA’s X-59 completed its busiest week of flight testing yet — and reached Mach 1.53, approximately 1,010 mph, its fastest speed to date. 💨 See how the team is expanding the aircraft’s flight envelope:

🎓 Success Story: University of Nevada, Reno Check out this unexpected impact. ✈️ Through NASA's University Leadership Initiative, researchers worked on advanced simulations and testing for airborne systems that sparked the launch of a new Aerospace Engineering program. 🚀 🔗

RT @NASAArmstrong: We’re celebrating NASA research test pilot David “Nils” Larson, who earned the 2026 Iven C. Kincheloe Award from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots for outstanding accomplishment in flight test! ✈️ 🌟 From the X-59’s first flight to its first flight reaching Mach 1.4 and 55,000 feet altitude, Nils’ pioneering work drives aerospace innovation forward. Congratulations, Nils, on an inspiring achievement! 🔗:

RT @NASAAmes: Smoother skies ahead✈️ NASA is developing technologies that are modernizing and digitizing the commercial flying experience, from the departure to the sky to the arrival. Learn more:

RT @LearnWithNASA: ⏰ Today is the day! The deadline to apply for a NASA Spring 2027 internship is tonight, Sept. 14, at 11:59pm ET. Get your application in before time runs out:

RT @NASAglenn: Virtual reality demos. Artemis exhibits. Scientists, experts, and some of your favorite @NASA stars. We're bringing it all to YOU! 🚀✈️🌟 Discovery Days are returning to @GLScienceCtr in downtown Cleveland: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 and 19. Mark your calendars for this free, family-friendly event:

RT @NASALangley: Today we celebrate NASA Langley trailblazer Dr. Christine Darden on her 84th birthday!🎉 A supersonic pioneer, her work in sonic boom prediction and minimization helped pave the way for NASA’s Quesst mission — changing how we’ll all fly in the future. Happy birthday to a true legend who continues to inspire generations!✨

RT @NASA: AvGeeks, assemble! MAX POWER lands in Florida on Nov. 7–8, with an F‑104 flyover by the Starfighters and NASA’s ER‑2 on static display. Get the details:

What happens after the X-59 goes supersonic? ✈️ NASA’s X-59 reached a major milestone on June 5, 2026, completing its first supersonic flight! Hear what’s next for the quiet supersonic aircraft in the latest episode of the Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast. 🎧🔗