X-59 First Flight B-Roll

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft had its first flight, ferrying from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The day included taxi, takeoff, handling and stability checks, landing, arrival at NASA Armstrong, and other key moments marking a milestone for the Quesst mission. Key moments from the X-59’s first flight Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, including taxi, takeoff, landing, and ferry from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Super: NASA Center Contact: Matt Kamlet, 661-276-2330, matthew.r.kamlet@nasa.gov HQ Contact: Robert Margetta, 202-358-0918, robert.j.margetta@nasa.gov For more information visit: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/quesst/ Alt Text: Video clips show the X-59 taxiing, taking off, aerial footage and landing during its first flight.

What is said in the film

Poll complete. X-59 Control is GO for takeoff. You are clear. Card one, step one. Copy.

Weather’s nice up here. You going to come up and play? Think so. NASA 859, cleared for takeoff. Let’s go have some fun.

Chase one copies. 100 knots, go. We’re airborne Here we go. Yaw. One.

Two. Three. One two. One. One.

Alright. Roll. One, two, three. One. Two.

One. One. Point complete. Here we go. Good.

Control showing point complete. Ready to copy. Ops check. Coming up a bit. There we go.

There's a push. Control shows point complete. Ready to copy ops check. I think that works Control showing point complete. Stand by for.

Data review and ready to copy ops check. And can you say altimeter, SPORT? Two three left is the main runway in use. wind calm. Altimeter 301 niner Gear and flaps are down.

Runway set, two three left. Throttle position... will get that later. FTA switch. Stays on.

but that’s about it. It’s good. That looks good. It's very stable. Control copies.

Standing by for flutter on 11, 12 and 14. Once we're on the downwind, then we’ll slow to 160. and practice a couple flares. Tower, NASA eight five nine, approaching east Lake shore. Gear down.

Full stop. We'll use the whole length of the runway. NASA eight, five, nine, Runway two, three left. Wind calm. Clear to land with chase.

Here comes the flare Q. Come on, come down. Come down. ... little more.

Little more. We’re home. Okay. Decelling There we go.... Nine five 9000, 140.

5000 remains. Ground speed, 100. Here comes the flare Q. Come on. Come down Come down, a little more.

Little more. We’re home. Okay, decelling. Alright, Nils! I figured that was comin’ Thanks.

Alright! Cool!

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