NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly

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From 'Space.com':

NASA's supersonic plane has moved closer to the runway in preparation for its debut flight.

New photos show the X-59 supersonic plane parked on the flight line at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California. The plane was moved from its construction site to the flight line on June 19, according to a statement from NASA.

This milestone kicks off a series of ground tests to ensure the X-59 is safe and ready to fly as part of NASA's Quesst mission, which aims to demonstrate that the aircraft can fly faster than the speed of sound (or Mach 1) without generating the loud sonic booms generally produced by supersonic planes.

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