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NASA’s X-59 Aircraft and Test Pilot

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.

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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.

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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