This footage includes a landing this time. And I guess something akin to the cockpit HUD?A post[0] from a couple days ago says they&#x27;ve reach ~0.95 Mach, ~43k feet, 10 flights, 11.7 hours of flight time with the longest flight at 1.7 hours.[0]:<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lockheedmartin.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;news&#x2F;features&#x2F;2026&#x2F;X-59-is-Soaring-Through-Envelope-Expansion.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lockheedmartin.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;news&#x2F;features&#x2F;2026&#x2F;X-59...</a>

I think one of the main goals of NASA QueSST program[0] is contributing to making commercial supersonic air travel happen.And there&#x27;s a lot of private companies contributing[1]. But makes me wonder where Boom&#x2F;Hermeus&#x2F;Astro Mechanica etc fit in.[0]:<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nasa.gov&#x2F;quesst-the-mission&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nasa.gov&#x2F;quesst-the-mission&#x2F;</a>[1]:<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nasa.gov&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2019&#x2F;05&#x2F;companies-contibuting-to-x-59.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nasa.gov&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2019&#x2F;05&#x2F;companies-co...</a>

This is very exciting,remind me of Concorde. There needs to be more private companies pushing the edge of what is possible. SpaceX is doing that with space travel and I feel there are similar opportunities in commercial air travel.

NASA's X-59 Shows Off Early Flight Test Maneuvers

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