Aircraft
NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight
NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed its historic first flight on October 28, 2025, from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The one-of-a-kind aircraft flew for 67 minutes at an altitude of about 12,000 feet and a top speed of approximately 230 mph, as […]
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A Fond Farewell: NASA’s C-130 Begins New Mission in California
A Fond Farewell: NASA’s C-130 Begins New Mission in California NASA’s C-130 Hercules aircraft has departed from its decade-long home at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, marking the end of an era for the aircraft. The aircraft, now under the ownership of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), will begin […]
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