# NASA’s X-59 Aircraft and Test Pilot

- Source: NASA
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:25:47+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-x-59-aircraft-and-test-pilot/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/nasa-s-x-59-aircraft-and-test-pilot-637883/

NASA test pilot Mike Lippert poses for a photo ahead of his first time flying the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Oct. 21, 2026. The X-59 has flown numerous times since its inaugural flight in November 2025; its first supersonic flight was on June 5, 2026. Lippert took off from NASA’s Armstrong Flight […]

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